From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): A note from EPI’s Kirstyn Flood: Millions of workers, desperate for relief, continue to file for unemployment insurance as the additional $600 per week COVID benefit comes to an end. EPI experts unpack the myths and … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It’s a back to school season like none we have ever experienced before. Instead of reviewing school supply lists, we’re dealing with a lot of uncertainty and scrambling to figure out what to do if (!?!?) … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): States are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. For more than two decades, EPI has been home to EARN—a national network of 55 organizations in 43 states and the District of Columbia working … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Today is a critical day for action for people who have lost their jobs because of COVID-19! It is only 10 days before the $600 per week expanded unemployment insurance benefits expire (and 72 hours until states … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/07/16/bolstering-case-extending-unemployment-relief-and-higher-wages-overall-study-shows Published on Thursday, July 16, 2020 by Common Dreams “Shocker: Working people spend money when they have it.” By Eoin Higgins, staff writer Hundreds of unemployed Kentucky residents wait in long lines outside the Kentucky Career Center … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): “Trying to find childcare during the pandemic is almost impossible. I am a caregiver for a 20-month-old and right now he has to bounce from one house to another for childcare. This isn’t safe for him … Continued
On Tuesday night, the US Senate passed by unanimous consent a five-week extension of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Yesterday, the House followed suit and the bill is expected to soon be signed into law. The bill extends the deadline … Continued
The Departments of Labor & Industry (L&I) and Human Services (DHS) are reminding Pennsylvanians that state assistance is available when the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program, which provides an extra $600 per week to everyone receiving unemployment benefit payments, … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): If you haven’t done so, please sign our letter to the U.S. Senate at https://action.momsrising.org/sign/SaveThe600 calling on them to extend the $600 per week unemployment insurance (UI) benefits boost and take action right away to protect … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We’re hearing from moms every single day who are struggling with unemployment and questioning how they are going to pay their bills and continue to put food on the table for their families. Moms like Beverly, … Continued