The Philadelphia Unemployment Project’s Commuter Options program has connections to employers across the Philadelphia region who are hiring today. These jobs pay $13-$16 per hour.…
Category: Unemployment
Press and photos from PUP rally to demand a working unemployment system
The PA unemployment system remains in chaos with thousands not getting their checks. Rally at the Governor’s office to demand answers! 3 CBS Philly –…
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…
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¨
We need an Unemployed Rescue Package
Millions of unemployed will soon run out of unemployment benefits as CARES Act funding comes to an end on December 31. Gig workers and self…
PUP featured in this important Will Bunch article.
America’s real hoax: Record highs on Wall Street as millions of jobless people can’t pay rent | Will Bunch The Philadelphia Inquirer September 3, 2020…
Lost Wages Assistance Program (LWA). An extra $300 a week!
Pennsylvania has been approved to pay an extra $300/week in disaster-assistance benefits as part of the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) Program from the Federal Emergency…
Stimulus aid is dead, but unemployed workers demand Congress revive compensation
A lone bagpiper and pallbearers led dozens of sign-carrying protesters with an empty coffin in a mock funeral procession outside City Hall Thursday. PHILADELPHIA (KYW…