Thanks to all who took part in the Virtual Rally to Save Pandemic Unemployment Compensation. Over 100 mostly unemployed workers were on the call! KYW…
Category: Recession
Virtual Rally to Save Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Wed. July 22, 2pm
“A replay of the live Protect Pandemic Unemployment: Virtual Rally can be seen at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3OSdbX-FbM” The $600/weekly Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (PUC) has been a life…
The Unemployment Organizing Committee and Philadelphia Unemployment Project call for the immediate resignation of PA Labor Secretary Jerry Oleksiak!
Out of work Pennsylvanians call for resignation of PA Labor Secretary Jerry Oleksiak, citing late and missing benefit payments, jammed phone lines, and ignored pleas…
Senator Toomey, Senator Casey: Don’t Cut Off Our Unemployment Benefits in the Middle of a Pandemic!
1. The Pandemic Unemployment Compensation benefits have been providing $600/week to out of work Americans since April. This has been the sole lifeline to millions,…
Rally coverage outside Sen. Toomey’s office demanding extension of our unemployed benefits
Thanks to all who came out to the rally at Toomey’s office on Monday. There is an ongoing debate in Washington on keeping stimulus and…
Transportation & Jobs for Philadelphia workers
The COMMUTER OPTIONS program is operated by the Philadelphia Unemployment Project. Through the use of car pools PUPCO provides affordable transportation to jobs in the…
Rally- Keep the $600 UC Boost Monday, June 22- 11:30 AM 2nd and Chesnut outside Senator Pat Toomey’s Office
FB Event Link here Wear a mask and bring a sign! CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION TO DONALD TRUMP AND SENATOR PAT TOOMEY: EXTEND UNEMPLOYMENT…
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…
Sign on to a letter to Governor Tom Wolf demanding better service for unemployed Pennsylvanians applying for unemployment.
If you are interested in co-signing the letter —> FILL THE FORM AT THE END OF THE LETTER. Governor Wolf, We the undersigned, have been…