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PUP Virtual Town Hall for the Unemployed on May 21st at 1:00 pm
Link to our Facebook with all the information HERE Join the Philadelphia Unemployment Project for a virtual town hall for the unemployed via Zoom on…
Philadelphians demand better handling of unemployment claims
A group representing Philadelphians who’ve lost work is calling on the state to provide more timely information about unemployment claims. The Philadelphia Unemployment Project is…
Unprecedented job losses infuriate Pa. workers as unemployment benefits can’t keep up: ‘We are getting desperate’
More than 5.2 million Americans filed new unemployment claims last week, new federal figures showed Thursday, raising the nationwide total to 21.7 million in the four…
Latest news on PA unemployment benefits, $600 added checks and UC for gig workers and self employed
Pennsylvania Rolls Out Federal Stimulus Enhancements to Unemployment Compensation Benefits On Friday evening, April 10, 2020, Governor Tom Wolf announced important progress by the Commonwealth…
PUP organizer Ted Kelly being interviewed on the Washington Post
One call at a time, he listens as an economic crisis unfolds because of the coronavirus. He can’t help. By Jose A. Del Real April 8,…
Pennsylvania halting pay for 9,000 state workers
Pennsylvania will stop paying about 9,000 state workers whose offices have been closed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Friday. PHILADELPHIA (KYW…
Pa. unemployment compensation hotline overwhelmed with callers
Unemployment has skyrocketed in Pennsylvania, with nearly 800,000 people filing claims since mid-March. They’re part of a larger number of more than 6.6 million Americans who applied…
Laid off workers battle outages, jammed phone lines as Pa. unemployment system buckles from coronavirus surge
“It is a chaotic situation because of the massive number of layoffs,” said John Dodds, director of the Philadelphia Unemployment Project. “But it was also…
How the stimulus bill impacts the unemployed
The stimulus bill that was agreed to last night adds $600/week to anyone who is on unemployment compensation. It provides a 13 week extension to…