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…
Category: Issues
PUP’s focus on addressing the needs of the poor extends beyond finding jobs. There is a significant need in Philadelphia for commuter options for Philadelphians without access to a personal vehicle who work in outlying suburban locations. For those workers, PUP is involved in organizing vanpools.
The housing crisis continues for many middle and low-income families and PUP has been instrumental in helping families keep their homes.
The underlying cause of poverty, homelessness, limited access to high-quality health care is the lack of good jobs. That is why PUP is involved in the fight to raise the minimum wage in Pennsylvania.
Unemployment Compensation transition paper
Position paper on reforms needed in the PA unemployment system. By Sharon Dietrich Litigation Director, Community Legal Services.
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…
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We will forward the information you sent us to the PA Department of Labor & Industry for them to look into your case. We will contact…
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…