COVID-19 Unemployment Resources
Please refer to the resources below for help with Unemployment, Benefits and our Union Hotline. Here are the links: PA Unemployment NJ Unemployment NJ Benefits
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“Do I need to get tested for the coronavirus?”
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Obtaining Protection from Abuse Orders in Phila. during the Pandemic
We are being asked to stay at home, but not every home is safe. It’s important to know you can still obtain emergency Protection From Abuse (PFA) Orders in Philadelphia even though local courts are closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Women’s Law Project attorneys, along with their partners Women Against Abuse Legal Center, […]
City of Philadelphia Website: Where to Find Free, Nutritious Food During COVID-19
IMPORTANT NEWS: Learn about new free food resources available across Philadelphia this week. Read More…
Tax Day now extended until July 15th
The deadline to file federal income taxes, as well as the deadline to pay any federal taxes you may owe, has been extended to July 15, 2020
Penn Live Patriot News: Gov Wolf Signs Emergency School Bill
Attention Local 634 members: “The 2019-20 school year is now officially permitted to be shorter than the state mandated 180 instructional days, a move necessitated by Pennsylvania’s Gov. Tom Wolf’s March 13 order to close K-12 schools due to the coronavirus outbreak…” Read More…
When We Fight We Win!
Today’s passage of the government stimulus has major effects on all of us. Read Local 274’s detailed summary of what it means by clicking this link and look out for more updates in the coming days.
TAKE ACTION NOW! Congress: Protect Workers’ Health
Millions of laid off Americans will start losing their company health insurance at the end of March. During this health care crisis, companies getting emergency taxpayer money should be required to keep their laid off taxpayers covered. Please take action to protect millions of laid off Americans now! Ready to call? Enter your information here […]
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Coronavirus Layoffs in the Philly region are hitting hotel, restaurant, and nonprofit workers hard: “It’s Total Annihilation”
“Big employers in the Philadelphia region have announced more than 15 times as many layoffs so far this month than in all of March last year, a microcosm of the massive job losses that the coronavirus pandemic has visited upon the state and the nation…” Read More…
Members of City Council Stand with Stadium Workers!
Members of the Philadelphia City Council stand with stadium workers, calling on Aramark and Philly sports team ownership to do the right thing by laid off workers! Please read the open letters from Members of City Council to Aramark and the sports teams’ ownership: