US EditionCalifornia governor rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers
- Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed workers on strike in California to receive unemployment checks, citing the state's huge debt in the unemployment trust fund.
- The majority of states, except for New York and New Jersey, do not provide unemployment benefits to striking workers.
- Labor unions argued that the number of workers on strike for more than two weeks is so small that it would not have a significant impact on the state's unemployment trust fund.
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The state president said he vetoed the project because the fund to pay unemployment support will have a debt close to $20 billion; the proposal established giving checks of about $450 a week
California’s governor rejects a bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers
California won’t be giving unemployment checks to workers on strike, with Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoing a bill Saturday that had been inspired by high-profile work stoppages in Hollywood and the hotel industry.Newsom, a Democrat, says he supports workers and often benefits from campaign contributions from labor unions. But he said he vetoed this bill because the fund the state uses to pay unemployment benefits will be nearly $20 billion i…
Newsom Vetoes Bill Giving Unemployment Benefits to Workers on Strike
Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill giving unemployment benefits to striking workers, which was backed by the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA. “Now is not the time to increase costs or incur this sizable debt,” he wrote in his veto message Saturday. Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D-Burbank), who had sponsored the bill, was […]
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