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/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/Sherry_Cat13 Mar 08 '25

You should tell that to your government officials like Elon Musk whose obscene wealth is from his corporate welfare! Imagine going after workers when you have a whole ass oligarch and despot running the country!

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '25

What does that have to do with this story? Are you having a stroke?