WA House OKs unemployment benefits for striking workers — with a limit

WA House OKs unemployment benefits for striking workers, but adds four-week limit • Oregon Capital Chronicle

A strike sign is seen on display as Boeing workers gather on a picket line near the entrance to a Boeing facility during an ongoing strike on October 24, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)Organized labor secured a major win Saturday as Democrats in the state House pushed through legislation to provide striking workers in Washington with unemployment benefits. But union leaders were not all smiles afterward. The bill…

WA House OKs unemployment benefits for striking workers — with a limit

The Washington state Senate must now decide if it will agree with the revisions or insist on its 12-week limit.

WA Democrats cut eight weeks from their own bill that would pay striking workers

(The Center Square) – In a dramatic turn, House Democrats passed a bill on Saturday that would force employers to pay striking workers for up to four weeks despite six

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WA House OKs unemployment benefits for striking workers

Organized labor secured a major win Saturday as Democrats in the state House pushed through legislation to provide striking workers in Washington with unemployment benefits.

WA Democrats cut eight weeks from their own bill that would pay striking workers - Everett Post

(The Center Square) – In a dramatic turn, House Democrats passed a bill on Saturday that would force employers to pay striking workers for up to four weeks despite six lawmakers breaking from the majority to vote against it. The proposal follows a high-profile strike against Boeing last year that lasted more than seven weeks. Sen. Marcus Riccelli, D-Spokane, originally proposed Senate Bill 5041 to provide those on the picket line with up to 12 w…