Labor/Employment
Sep. 1, 2023
Bill aims to let strikers collect unemployment benefits
Witnesses speaking in favor of the bill included officials of the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA, which represents actors. Members of both unions have been striking for months.
Striking workers moved one step closer to being able to collect unemployment benefits in California on Thursday. But litigation and a deeply in debt unemployment system could still stand in their way.
“Workers put their livelihood on the line and rent and mortgages go unpaid and their debt accumulates,” Sen. Anthony Portantino, D-Burbank, told the Assembly Insurance Committee. “It’s critical for workers and frankly for the economy to have ...
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