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Workers are staging the largest health care strike in U.S. history.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have provided Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits to striking workers who were demonstrating for at least two weeks.

California won't be giving unemployment checks to workers on strike after Newsom rejects bill.

In rejecting the bill, Newsom noted that the state's unemployment trust fund is already nearing $20 billion in debt. The bill would have made workers out on strike for at least two weeks eligible for unemployment checks. The vast majority of states, with the exception of New York and New Jersey, do not offer unemployment benefits to striking workers.

Last week, President Biden and former President Trump hustled out to Michigan, where the United Auto Workers have gone on strike. Their appearances reflected a larger battle for voters without a college education, who make up 60% of the electorate.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Saturday vetoed a bill that would have allowed workers on strike to become eligible for Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits. In his note to the California State Senate, informing them of his decision, Newsom cited the state’s high UI debt and said the state is not collecting enough in taxes…

One labor leader called the governor’s veto “out of step with American values.”

“Now is not the time to increase costs or incur this sizable debt,” the governor said as the SAG-AFTRA strike continues The post California Gov. Gavin Newsom Vetoes Bill Offering Unemployment to Striking Workers appeared first on TheWrap.

Biden is siding with labor against capital. Trump is posing as a culture warrior to woo working-class white voters.

California’s beleaguered Employment Development Department might give benefits to striking workers if Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a related bill.