Cast Your Vote Now for 2009's Biggest Business Scrooge

The season of joy, giving and merriment is also the season of Scrooge, and Jobs with Justice needs your help to decide which greedy American business behaved in the most Scrooge-like fashion over the past year.

This year's nominees for Scrooge of the Year – the contest named the Grinch of the Year in past seasons -- are Bank of America, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Hyatt Hotels, Publix Supermarkets and, collectively, student loan lenders Sallie Mae and Citibank.

The JwJ website details why each nominee is a worthy candidate to win the title of the meanest, greediest business (or business organization) of the year. Go to www.jwj.org/scrooge to read more and cast your ballot before Dec. 21.