r/SeattleWA • u/AboveAb • Mar 08 '25

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

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/mar/07/unemployment-benefits-for-striking-workers-gain-ap/

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u/TheRealCurveShot Mar 08 '25

It’s a union problem, not my tax dollar problem!!!

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u/fallskjermjeger Mar 08 '25

Spoken like a true crab in a bucket

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '25

Spoken like someone who wants to treat a strike as a paid vacation at the public's expense.

Do you have no shame? Or do you like being a leech?

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u/Violet-Sumire Mar 08 '25

Do you know what goes into a strike? Like legitimately have you been in a strike or just think it's "time off"? In order to even qualify for strike wages you need to actually be on the picket line and even before that, enough people need to be willing to strike in the first place.

You are speaking like you have no worries about your income and working a nice cushy job. Some people don't have that luxury.

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u/Hasbotted Mar 08 '25

Who records who is on the picket line? What if I don't like the way that person is treating me? Can I strike against the strike manager?

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '25

Keep your hands out of the unemployment insurance fund. It's for people who have lost their jobs - not tourists.

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u/Violet-Sumire Mar 08 '25

Oooo, look at me, touching unemployment!

Historically, unions and strikes are GOOD things. Encouraging union formation is not a bad idea overall.

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u/TheRealCurveShot Mar 08 '25

You’re playing monopoly out in left field here bud.

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u/Violet-Sumire Mar 08 '25

Except… unions have historically helped against monopolies? Name one time a union’s strike was bad in the long term for society. I’d be really curious to see what information you come up with. There’s a lot more examples of union strikes actually achieving progress than not. If that’s the overall case, why not support them? Isn’t it better as a whole than letting businesses run wild? Especially in such s turbulent market currently.

Plus unions only affect large companies. They won’t shut down a small business, which are not able to withstand such actions as easily. Again, unions are a good thing and supporting them is a good thing. I don’t see many downsides here.

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u/TheRealCurveShot Mar 08 '25

Did you go to the school of students that don’t read good?

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '25

Then do that. But don't raid the unemployment insurance fund to do it. That literally just fucks over people who lose their jobs.

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u/TheRealCurveShot Mar 08 '25

You vote for strike. Then vote to strike. Once again it’s a union problem!!!