Are Your Unemployment Payments Delayed? Have You Had Trouble Getting In Touch With the Unemployment Office?
Tuba Skinny concert fundraiser – anniversary ad book
The Tuba Skinny concert that PUP organized honoring Senator Sharif Street was a success. Over 300 people attended the concert at the Commodore Barry Club…
Unemployed in Harrisburg again to continue to lobby the legislature for a fully staffed unemployment service
Unemployed went to Harrisburg on 24th May and 8th June to continue to lobby the legislature for a fully staffed unemployment service. People told their…
PUP traveled to Harrisburg to lobby for adequate staffing for the UC
Unemployed members of PUP traveled to Harrisburg yesterday to lobby for adequate staffing for the states’s broken UC system. Article: Part of Pennsylvania’s persistent Unemployment…
PUP in Action, Plus NELP Policy Brief- Unemployment Comp as a Racial Justice Issue
Senator Street and laid off workers speaking out on the need for a working unemployment compensation system outside Senate Appropriations Committee hearings on March 16…
Getting Philly to Work: Commuter Options
Ulysses, one of our drivers in our Commuter Options program, discusses the impact of the program on his life! After leaving incarceration, he is now…
Media coverage of PUP’s organizing the unemployed during the pandemic
Links to media coverage of PUP during the pandemic beginning on March 2020: Frustrated Pennsylvanians Still Waiting For Pandemic-Related Unemployment Payments (YouTube) Unemployed Pennsylvanians demand…
New Mortgage Assistance Grant Launches February 1st, 2022
The PA Homeowners Assistance Fund provides grants to assist homeowners who have fallen behind on property-related expenses due to a COVID-related financial hardship. Who Can…
January 2022 Commuter Options Update
Here is an update on our Commuter Options program, showing greatly increased wages and more ridership. We are hoping to expand the program in the…