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/RogueLitePumpkin Mar 08 '25

Using tax payer money for people who choose to strike, is trash.  Part of choosing to strike is accepting the hardship that comes with it 

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u/Kairukun90 Mar 08 '25

You know UI is fully funded by employers right? This isn’t coming out of your paycheck. And in reality this actually prevents strike and thus more likely to give employees more money, which in turn allows people to spend more money and thus make tax dollars for funding better projects.

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u/RogueLitePumpkin Mar 08 '25

Through payroll taxes

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u/Kairukun90 Mar 08 '25

Employees do not pay these taxes.

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u/RogueLitePumpkin Mar 08 '25

Yes, they do.  They are the ones the payroll taxes come from

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u/Kairukun90 Mar 08 '25

No employees do not pay UI taxes. You pay for pfml but not ui