We are starting a new weekly feature to make sure the public is aware of the continuing disaster that the PA unemployment compensation is for…
Author: PUP
Unemployment Compensation transition paper
Position paper on reforms needed in the PA unemployment system. By Sharon Dietrich Litigation Director, Community Legal Services.
Make the PA Unemployment System Work for Our Citizens
We believe the basic problem is that there are not enough workers to assist claimants and to make eligibility determinations. The unemployment system has been…
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…
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…