Workers striking by choice could lose unemployment benefits in blue states under GOP proposal
FIRST ON FOX: Republican lawmakers are introducing legislation on Wednesday that would prohibit striking workers from receiving unemployment benefits, as states like Oregon, Washington, New York, and New Jersey all offer coverage for those workers.The Securing Help for Involuntary Employment Loss and Displacement (SHIELD) Act would make it a federal requirement that an individual applying for unemployment is not disqualified soley due to a "strike or other labor dispute," with […]
