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[–] xyzzy@lemmy.today 50 points 2 days ago (2 children)

"Choosing not to work is just that, a choice," Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Ind., said in a statement on the legislation he’s sponsoring.

"While far-left states like Oregon and Washington are busy handing out unemployment checks like participation trophies to anyone who walks off the job, the SHIELD Act puts an end to that nonsense. These radical policies disrupt the labor market, let workers walk off the job without consequences, and leave small businesses high and dry. If you choose to strike, you don't get to collect a check from hardworking Americans, plain and simple," he added.

I'm ready to secede. The workers in the four states this waste of oxygen is targeting can take our collective $90 billion surplus we generously donate to poor red states and go build a modern society with robust public transit with that money instead

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

I'm mean besides the fact that if the anti fascists left the US the dumb ass Nazis would be broke and done...if choosing not to work is a choice, with consequences, then paying to little, treating employees like shit is also a choice and striking is the goddamn consequence. But this administration seems to forget that Unions were the compromise between the working class to let the rich live.

[–] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Cascadia: California, Oregon, Washington... C.O.W

Let's just go with the Pacific States of America, either that or we can go with the North American Union.

[–] don@lemmy.ca 62 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Rotbrained cuckservative comment section demonstrates why blue states should absolutely ignore their fucking nonsense. Pay the strikers and tell this pedophile administration to go fuck itself.

[–] Hasherm0n@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Jfc, you weren't kidding. Found some absolute gems in there.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

States rights? Never heard of em

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 18 points 2 days ago

Not when there's a Republican administration!

"Rules for thee, not for me"

[–] assembly@lemmy.world 46 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well that’s messed up. “Level the playing field”??? Like businesses and the wealthy oligarchs were being treated unfairly??? Record industry profits with stagnant wages and the problem is the workers???

[–] AlexLost@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Exactly. Think they deserve a fucking wage, they're lucky they have a fucking job! /S

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 26 points 2 days ago (5 children)

"But Kamala would have been worse!" /s

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

For the billionaires only slightly so

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

Yep. So tired of the people that completely lost the plot as Taco conducts a war on Americans.

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

While some people care passionately about the genocide, if every single person who stayed home or voted third party over Gaza had showed up to vote, Trump still would've won.

That issue wasn't as important to the election as seemingly anyone wants to believe. Kamala lost because of the perception of the economy, which is the issue that ultimately decides damn near every election.

Which is a fact that I think pisses off both sides of this rift. The withholders because the electorate doesn't care enough about Gaza, and the rest who want someone to blame.

In another, closer election, maybe it would be the issue that the election hinged upon and they would be complicit in Trump's actions (including worse Gaza policy than Kamala). But as it turned out, in this election, Gaza was irrelevant to the outcome — as one would expect because there wasn't much daylight between Kamala and Trump on that particular issue.

So everyone can quit poking them with a stick. I don't endorse their position at all, but in hindsight they have a clean conscience on the genocide and Trump.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

States rights for me, none for thee.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

It was always about states' rights to own people.

[–] OfCourseNot@fedia.io 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Unemployment while on strike?? That doesn't exist in my eu country, I didn't know it existed anywhere at all!

Is this a thing anywhere else in the world?? My quick web search only returns these blue states in the USA...

Yeah Oregon and Washington just passed this, it doesnt even take effect until next year.

From the WA State Standard: "Workers will be eligible for unemployment benefits starting 15 to 21 days after the strike begins, depending on the day the strike starts. If the contract is resolved before that time, benefits will not be issued."

So basically only if the strike goes on for several weeks, and also if the strikers get any retroactive pay then they have to pay back the unemployment. No one can just "strike for a day" and get paid like they're claiming.

[–] DarkShaggy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

"the asshole is strong in these people"-everyone but also a Jedi