Pa. House Approves Giving Unemployment Compensation to Strikers

Pa. House approves giving unemployment compensation to strikers

Harrisburg, Pa. — The Pa. House of Representatives has narrowly passed House Bill 145, proposed legislation that could provide unemployment compensation to striking workers.

Pa. House approves bill opening unemployment benefits to striking workers - Pittsburgh Union Progress

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that would make unemployment compensation benefits available to workers who go on strike in the commonwealth. The sponsors of the legislation — state Reps. Rick Krajewski and Elizabeth Fiedler, both D-Philadelphia — said that state law prohibits striking workers from receiving unemployment compensation, which leaves the workers struggling to pay bills, buy groceries and take care…

Pennsylvania House Approves Bill Extending Unemployment Benefits to Striking Workers

HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed legislation that would allow striking workers to receive unemployment compensation, marking a significant shift in state labor policy. House Bill 145, sponsored by Reps. Rick Krajewski and Elizabeth Fiedler, both Philadelphia Democrats, passed Tuesday by a 106-97 vote. The bill would amend Pennsylvania’s Unemployment Compensation Law to remove the prohibition on paying benefit…