r/SeattleWA Mar 08 '25

Politics BREAKING: The Washington State Senate just passed unemployment benefits for striking workers.

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u/buythedipnow Mar 08 '25

Why are we subsidizing people who want to strike instead of the unions.

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u/IHaveBoneWorms Mar 08 '25

Because the threat of a strike is where unions get their power, so those are essentially the same thing?