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Category: Unemployment

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 PUP

PUP activists featured in the NY Times and in the Business Insider

Recession, Unemployment
PUP activists featured in the NY Times and in the Business Insider

PUP continues to be a voice and symbol for the unemployed during the current recession.  PUP activists were featured in the New York Times article…

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August 23, 2021February 15, 2022 PUP

PUP joined IATSE Local 8 and Philadelphia AFL-CIO for a Rally to extend unemployment benefits

Unemployment
PUP joined IATSE Local 8 and Philadelphia  AFL-CIO  for a Rally to extend unemployment benefits

Nearly 500,000 PA Workers Will Lose Unemployment Benefits on September 5 All federal unemployment benefits are scheduled to end on September 5, 2021. 490,460 PA…

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July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 PUP

UPDATE: Pennsylvania to resolve cases of unemployment benefits cut off without notice – KYW – Declaring victory

Issues, Recession, Unemployment
UPDATE: Pennsylvania to resolve cases of unemployment benefits cut off without notice – KYW – Declaring victory

PA Department of Labor and Industry has agreed to resolve all 275 Java cases that PUP and CLS have forwarded to them within three weeks.…

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July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 PUP

Hundreds in Philly illegally had unemployment cut off without notice, advocates say

Issues, Unemployment
Hundreds in Philly illegally had unemployment cut off without notice, advocates say

KYW story on illegal denial of UC Benefits with PUP board vice chair Jackie Chapman photo By Pat Loeb, KYW Newsradio July 20,2021 PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — At…

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July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 PUP

Rally Tuesday, July 20- 11 AM. (US Department of Labor Regional offices. 1835 Market St. , Philadelphia, PA)

Issues, Unemployment
Rally Tuesday, July 20- 11 AM. (US Department of Labor Regional offices. 1835 Market St. , Philadelphia, PA)

Thousands of Pennsylvania workers have had their unemployment benefits stopped illegally without notice or ability to appeal the stoppage. A Supreme Court decision called Java…

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June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 PUP

Anxiety runs high as Pa. begins massive overhaul of 60-year-old unemployment computer system

Recession, Unemployment
Anxiety runs high as Pa. begins massive overhaul of 60-year-old unemployment computer system

HARRISBURG — “I feel like I am a sinking ship right now.” “Next month will be a year that they have been putting me through this.”…

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June 8, 2021June 9, 2021 PUP

Unemployed invade House Labor and Industry Committee hearing to call for the state to Pay Benefits Now!

Recession, Unemployment
Unemployed invade House Labor and Industry Committee hearing to call for the state to Pay Benefits Now!

Editorial by John Dodds and Barney Oursler

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May 25, 2021June 7, 2021 PUP

Press and photos: PUP and Mon Valley Unemployed Committee invaded the House Labor and Industry Committee hearings

Recession, Unemployment
Press and photos: PUP and Mon Valley Unemployed Committee invaded the House Labor and Industry Committee hearings

Capital-Star Guest Contributor The 300K Pennsylvanians awaiting unemployment deserve payment now Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Pennsylvania to reinstate work search requirement for unemployment benefits in July…

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May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 PUP

Press and photos from the Pay Benefits Now rally at the Governor’s Philly office 5/6/21

Recession, Unemployment
Press and photos from the Pay Benefits Now rally at the Governor’s Philly office 5/6/21

The Philadelphia Inquirer Thousands of Pennsylvanians are still waiting for jobless benefits. Advocates want the state to ‘pay benefits now.’ KYW Newsradio Unemployed Philadelphians call…

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April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 Laura Valdes

Rally to Get Unemployment Benefits Paid to the Unemployed. Thursday, May 6- 1 PM. Governor Wolf’s Regional Office- 8th and Arch Sts.

Recession, Unemployment
Rally to Get Unemployment Benefits Paid to the Unemployed. Thursday, May 6- 1 PM. Governor Wolf’s Regional Office- 8th and Arch Sts.

Hundreds of thousands of laid off Pennsylvania workers are waiting weeks and months for their eligibility to be determined. This has been going on since…

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