House Democrats Propose Jobless Benefits for Striking Workers

Workers who go on strike during labor disputes would be eligible for unemployment benefits nationwide under a newly introduced bill that appears unlikely to get traction in a Republican-controlled Congress.

The Democratic-backed proposal, introduced in the US House on Monday, would mirror the state-level policies in New Jersey and New York that let striking workers receive benefits after a 14-day waiting period.

Labor unions have advocated for more states to make striking workers eligible for jobless benefits, but opposition from business groups including the US Chamber of Commerce has helped kill or stall the proposal in most of the ...