PRESS RELEASE: UFE Backs Congressional Black Caucus
UFE supports the Congressional Black Caucus' actions to ensure that financial reform also address the crises of unemployment and homeownership in communities of color. UFE's Brian Miller states, "With so much of the economic recovery legislation focused on the financial services industry and Wall Street, it's a welcome breath of fresh air to see someone stand up for [those] trying to find decent work and hold onto their homes." November 23, 2009

State Tax News: TABOR Gets Trounced in 2009
Voters in Maine and Washington state in November soundly rejected a ballot initiative that seeks to hamstring state and local government’s ability to maintain and invest in the quality public services residents need and want. November 19, 2009

In Favor of a Strong Estate Tax
UFE board member Bill Creighton goes toe-to-toe with an estate tax opponent in the BusinessWeek Debate Room. Asked if we should "snuff out the estate tax," Creighton says that further reducing the tax will "leave the struggling middle class even worse off" than they are now. November 16, 2009

Training of Trainers Institute in LA - December 2009
Figueroa Corridor Community Land Trust (CFCLT), Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE), and United for a Fair Economy (UFE) invite you to join a space for critical analysis, discussion and strategic planning that unifies our base and communities, in the search for solutions to economic problems that affect all of us. November 11, 2009