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Local lawmaker introduces bill for unemployment benefits for workers on strike

Danbury state Senator Julie Kushner is touting passage of a bill in her chamber that would provide unemployment benefits for workers on strike for more than two weeks. Currently, there are no unemployment protections for striking employees and they don't get paid for as long as the labor dispute lasts.  Kushner says this gives employers an unfair advantage, as they can stall negotiations, draining their employees’ resources and putting pressure on the employees to settle for less in wages and benefits or inferior working conditions. She says unemployment benefits will help them pay their bills while exercising their right to strike.

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