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Category: Recession
Housing Advocates Organize to Secure Help for Pennsylvania’s Struggling Homeowners
Over 60 advocates from around PA came together on February 19 to fight to protect families from foreclosure. Pennsylvania is facing a likely housing crisis…
Unemployed renters ride the uncertain tide of fluctuating aid
“Some jobless Philadelphians have gone from receiving hundreds of dollars a week in unemployment benefits to less than $50 without understanding why, “said Andrew Lee,…
‘I’ve Cried A Lot During This Process’: Pennsylvanians Continue To Report Problems With Delayed Unemployment Checks
“You make a mistake in this system, you could be out of benefits for months,” said PUP Director John Dodds “We’re hoping that things are…
NOT NEARLY ENOUGH! Thank you for attending the Town Hall for a Better Stimulus
The new COVID release stimulus passed by Congress completely fails to address the needs of millions of unemployed workers. We demand a better, more robust…
Here’s how some Philadelphians plan to spend the $600 stimulus check
“A protest was scheduled Sunday afternoon outside Toomey’s Center City office, organized by the Philadelphia Unemployment Project, an advocacy group for unemployed workers.” by Christian…
Exhaustion of benefits approaching
As the debate over a stimulus package drags on, unemployed workers are beginning to run out of all their unemployment benefits. We are most concerned…
Jobless wait months for benefits
¨Ted Kelly, an organizer with the Philadelphia Unemployment Project, an advocacy group that organizes unemployed workers, said people who have called his organization for help are so crushed by financial and emotional despair that some have even said they are considering ending their lives¨
PA IS FACING A FORECLOSURE CRISIS – Save Our Homes Coalition meeting invitation
On behalf of the Save Our Homes Coalition, I am contacting you today to ask for your help in preventing the massive wave of foreclosures…
Unemployed Organizing Committee Bulletin – September 2020
Workers Fighting for Their Unemployment Benefits in the Pandemic Unemployed workers from the Philadelphia area are coming together to demand protection for themselves and their…