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Auditor General Jack: Enforce Veterans Preference!

05.30.2010 · Posted in employment, military, Veterans

Says returning military veterans among those hit hardest by unemployment HARRISBURG, Pa., May 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — With more veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan and the state’s unemployment rate still stubbornly high this Memorial Day, Auditor General Jack Wagner renewed his call for the Pennsylvania State Civil Service Commission to increase enforcement of veterans’ ...

VA Outsourcing Threatens Jobs for Veterans

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In the midst of the great recession, a depressed job market is hitting veterans particularly hard. Unemployment numbers for all veterans continues to hover near 12 percent, but for service members who left the military in the past three years unemployment is 18 percent, nearly twice the national average. “The ...

The American Legion Does Not Want Post 9/11 GI Bill to Fail

09.25.2009 · Posted in Civil Rights, education, military, Veterans

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The newly instituted Post 9/11 GI Bill promises to afford thousands of recently returned U.S. military veterans the benefits of much-deserved higher education, but some students say late payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are putting an undue strain on their finances. While pleased with the much-improved educational ...

The American Legion 91st National Convention Highlights

08.20.2009 · Posted in Civil Rights, military, tourism, Veterans

(Subject to Change) LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following is being issued by American Legion: Saturday, Aug. 22 11:00 a.m. Veterans Job & Benefits Fair: Galt House Exhibit Hall, 2nd Floor (until 4:00 p.m.) (Open to ALL military veterans) 8:00 a.m. Color Guard Competition: Convention Center, Hall 2D, Level 2 – Until 11:00 ...

Homeland Security, Right-wingers and Veterans’ Preference

04.18.2009 · Posted in Terrorism, Veterans

With the recent intelligence assessment issued by the Department of Homeland Security, [AP Story] that was given to law enforcement agencies as guidance on possible security threats, has military veterans pinned as right-wingers who could be susceptible to ‘extremist recruiting’ or ‘commit lone acts of violence’. How will this affect Veterans? With military veterans coming ...