having my hours cut at job so i would just quit. So i cant file for unemployment.

I have 2 jobs to cover my living expenses. My main 8 to 5 job is where i make 750 to 800 hundred biweekly. The second job i make 250 to 300 a week. For the second job, the owner has started hiring all new employees. 3 older employees quit and 2 where fired. Now i have had my hours cut down to 8 hours a week from 30 to 40. I can not talk to him to ask for more hours because he will not pickup the phone and he lives in a different state. The manager is acting like she doesn't know whats going on. I ask her for more hours. I am looking for a new job currently but i need to pay my bills now. I know from being there for 2 years this is how he operates. He takes people off the schedule but doesn't fired them so they cant file for unemployment. they end up quitting. I live in North Carolina. I don't know what to do. I need Help.