“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¨
Job Opportunity: $15/hr Full Time, First Shift, Good Benefits
84 Lumber Hiring Event! Offers on the Spot $15 per hour – Full Time – First Shift – Good Benefits December 9, 2020 from 10…
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…
Help PUP celebrate its 45th Anniversary (1975-2020)
Help PUP celebrate its 45th Anniversary (1975-2020). Due to the pandemic, we did not hold our normal Jazz for the Jobless event, but we are proud…
Facing eviction or utility shut off?
The Philly Tenant Hotline has a guide to your rights as a renter during this pandemic. You can call the hotline for legal assistance: 267-443-2500. Click…
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…
Get a job in Food Production
Looking for a job? Need to start working immediately? The Philadelphia Unemployment Project’s Commuter Options program has connections to food production employers across the Philadelphia…
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…