Boeing Strike Could Drain WA's Unemployment Fund

Washington Policy Center's Elizabeth New (Hovde) examines a new Washington state law allowing striking workers to collect UI benefits. With 174 claimants paid $604,491 so far, she warns a Boeing strike involving SPEEA's roughly 17,000-member bargaining units could expose the Unemployment Trust Fund to more than $123 million in potential payouts. https://clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-a-boeing-strike-could-give-the-states-ui-fund-a-much-bigger-test/ #Boeing #UnemploymentInsurance #WashingtonState #SPEEA #LaborUnions #WorkersRights #WashingtonPolicyCenter #Opinion #ClarkCounty #Politics