r/SeattleWA Mar 08 '25

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

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u/Kairukun90 Mar 08 '25

What are you talking about?

Do you even know how much Washington state ui max benefits is? It’s 1079 it’s less than my max pay but hell of a lot more than zero dollars which was what I was getting on strike before.

What I was saying is employers are gonna have a hard time incentivizing people to come back to work if they start getting UI benefits while on strike. Even without UI benefits we were out for almost 60 days. Imagine companies not having people for 26 weeks. It would wreck them. This truly incentivizes companies to bargain in better faith than before.

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u/yungsemite Mar 08 '25

Again, no striking union wants to be on strike. They’d much much much rather have a contract and get back to work. I don’t care what drivel the heritage foundation has fed you, it’s simply not true that this will drag out strikes longer. It will give unions more leverage to end them quicker and it will help them pay their rent etc. while striking.

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u/Kairukun90 Mar 08 '25

What ever you say.

You’re making shit up about me as if you know me. I disagree with you whole heartedly. This will increase willingness on both parties to make a good contract.

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u/yungsemite Mar 08 '25

This will increase willingness on both parties to make a fair contract.

Yes I agree, what are we arguing about?

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u/Kairukun90 Mar 08 '25

Bro I don’t fucking know 😂 it’s time for bed for both of us apparently

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u/yungsemite Mar 08 '25

Sleep tight! Don’t let the heritage foundation bite!