ESHB 1893: Concerning unemployment insurance benefits for striking or lockout workers.

What this bill does

Removes the prohibition against receiving unemployment insurance (UI) benefits for workers unemployed due to an employer-initiated lockout resulting from a strike against another employer in a multi-employer bargaining unit. Allows striking workers to qualify for UI benefits on the Sunday following the first day of a strike.

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Floor votes

• House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 12, 2024
  53 yea · 44 nay · 1 not voting

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