US EditionNewsom vetoes bill that would give striking workers unemployment benefits
- California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have allowed workers on strike to receive unemployment checks, stating that the state's unemployment trust fund will be nearly $20 billion in debt by the end of the year.
- Labor unions argue that the number of workers on strike for more than two weeks is small and would not significantly impact the state's unemployment trust fund. They believe that this veto favors corporations and punishes workers who exercise their right to strike.
- Only two states, New York and New Jersey, currently allow striking workers to collect jobless aid. California lawmakers sought to support Hollywood actors and writers who have been on strike, but it's been decades since a governor's veto has been overruled in California.
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California Gov. Newsom vetoes bill to extend unemployment benefits to striking workers
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Saturday vetoed a bill that would have paid unemployment benefits to striking workers, and had drawn strong support from labor unions and from his fellow Democrats in the state legislature. In rejecting the bill, Newsom noted that the state's unemployment trust fund is already nearing $20 billion in debt. "Now is not the time to increase costs or incur this sizable debt," he wrote in a message explaining his v…
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