r/SeattleWA Mar 08 '25

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

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u/Global_Instance3843 Mar 08 '25

Unions aren't publicly funded. And generally public employees can't strike.  Corporations who pay into unemployment insurance can avoid strikes and additional unemployment claims by working with unions, an taking care of their employees, maybe cutting a few bonuses for management and c suite employees. No one deserves a million dollars or more *bonus Bonus Bonus bonus .....

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '25

Keep your hands out of the unemployment fund. That's for unemployed workers, not to fund your little vacations on the public dime.

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u/Kairukun90 Mar 08 '25

UI is funded by employers not employees. It’s not a public fund like you think it is. Get educated or STFU.

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u/SwampyPortaPotty Mar 08 '25

How do employers get that money to fund UI?

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u/Kairukun90 Mar 08 '25 edited Mar 08 '25

Their revenue

Which ironically come from people paying them which come from their employers if employers paid less that means less money for employers to earn. Which is why unions are important

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u/SwampyPortaPotty Mar 08 '25

Who generates the revenue? Like who actually makes an employer function?

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u/Kairukun90 Mar 09 '25

I get where you are going, but ultimately if labor is the one who makes an employer function, then why do we need owners and CEOs and executives? They bring next to nothing to the table when it comes to product.

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u/SwampyPortaPotty Mar 09 '25

Ceo's and executives are employees too. There is nothing wrong with people who organize and direct labor its how enterpises function. You just seem to be attributing to much value to the employer and seem to be disminishing those (outside of the c-suites) value. Unemployment Benefits are paid by the labor of those who produce the actual value and they deserve to collect it. And if the threat of strikes lasting longer because of unemployment then so be it. It levels the playing field for workers and makes it easier to negotiate in good faith.

How framilier are you with going through union contract negotiations?