Lost Your Job?

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Have you lost your job or lost income due to COVID-19?  

 

If you are an RTC student and you've lost your job or lost income the RTC Workforce Education Team can help.  If you have applied for Washington State Unemployment Insurance, but you have not received assistance, please contact us, so that we can navigate your concern.  Our information is below.  

 

Applying for Washington State Unemployment  Insurance:

          Before you apply, start here:   www.esd.wa.gov Links to an external site. 

            Videos non-English:  https://nhwa.org/COVID-19-Unemployment Links to an external site.

            The best times to file your Unemployment claim are:

      • Submit your claim for Unemployment online or by phone any time/any day 24/7. Traffic is lowest between late at night to early in the morning (11 p.m. to 6 a.m.).
      • Sunday and Monday are the highest traffic days – if you can wait to file after Monday, please do.

 

Please Contact Crista Shaw, RTC WorkForce Education Recruitment Specialist, for help.  Also email Crista if you need tuition assistance.  In your email include your name, your question and your phone #:  crista.shaw@rtc.edu.

 

Have you lost your job and need to speak with a Worker Retraining Counselor? Faye Melton and Bilal Abdallah can help.    Email both Faye and Bilal in one email to both counselors to get your questions answered:  Faye: Fmelton@rtc.edu  Bilal: Babdallah@rtc.edu. You can also make an appointment  by calling (425) 235-5840. 

 

Are you receiving Unemployment and want to explore Training Benefits for college students?  Contact Ric Farinas, the RTC College Liaison for Employment Security.  Ric can help.  In your email to Ric, share your full name, phone number and email address.  Send your email to:  RFarinas@esd.wa.gov

 

How is the Corona Virus affecting Unemployment?  

Join the  Zoom meeting  Mondays at 12:00 Noon with  The Unemployment Law Project.  Type this address into your Search Box:  bit.ly/webinar-ulp

 

Do you need a job?  Employers are hiring. Find them here:  Use Google search to find  temporary, part-time, and full-time jobs: 

 

          Do you need help to apply for jobs?  help to receive food

          assistance?  help with rent assistance?  medical services?

          childcare?  technology?   more? 

       Contact the RTC Community Resources Navigator, Taqwo Mohamoud.  Email Taqwo :  tmohamoud@rtc.edu

 

Are you looking for more resources? Call 2-1-1 

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Unemployment Equity Resources in Puget Sound:

Workers' Rights During Covid-19 Links to an external site.- Casa Latina in conjunction with Fair Work Center has an ongoing Spanish Webinar on Wednesday Evenings that starts at 7 - 8 PM on Facebook Live

The Unemployment Law Project   Links to an external site.is a legal aid organization. They offer advice and free/low-cost legal representation to people whose unemployment benefits claims have been denied or challenged by the employer: | 888-441-9178 |    www.unemploymentlawproject.org Links to an external site.

Union members:  Contact the Washington State Labor Council: www.wslc.org Links to an external site.

 

Need more information or assistance with this page?   Contact:  Crista Shaw,  Workforce Recruitment Specialist: crista.shaw@rtc.edu

 

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crista.shaw@rtc.edu

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