{"id":7592,"date":"2020-07-06T09:58:53","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T16:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.afm47.org\/press\/?p=7592"},"modified":"2020-07-06T10:19:16","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T17:19:16","slug":"extend-pandemic-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/extend-pandemic-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"Tell Congress: Extend Pandemic Relief!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Pandemic unemployment benefits are about to expire!<\/em><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>The supplemental $600 unemployment benefit many musicians have relied on for the past 3 months will end before August, reducing the max unemployment benefit in California from $1,050 to $450\/week. In addition, the unemployment benefits extended to independent contractors will also expire at the end of this month.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please send a letter from your family to the U.S. Senate today. Tell them how the crisis has impacted your ability to work, and why extending these benefits is so important.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnetwork.org\/letters\/extend-pandemic-unemployment-benefits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7593\" src=\"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/button_click-here-to-send-your-letter.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/button_click-here-to-send-your-letter.png 471w, https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/button_click-here-to-send-your-letter-300x42.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve sent your letter, please check out Local 47&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/afm47.org\/covid19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID19 resources page<\/a>&nbsp;for more information about assistance available to musicians.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pandemic unemployment benefits are about to expire! &nbsp; The supplemental $600 unemployment benefit many musicians have relied on for the past 3 months will end before August, reducing the max unemployment benefit in California from $1,050 to $450\/week. 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