Harrisburg, Pa. — The Pa. House of Representatives has narrowly passed House Bill 145, proposed legislation that could provide unemployment compensation to striking workers.

Currently, people who are on strike in Pa. are explicitly banned from receiving unemployment compensation. HB 145 , if passed, would lift the ban and allow striking workers to collect benefits after a required one-week waiting period as long as they meet other unemployment compensation requirements.

“Going on strike is an incredibly important safeguard and option of last resort for workers fighting bad bosses. It is a federally protected right under the National Labor Relations Act. But what good is a right that we can’t afford to exercise?” Rep. Rick Krajewski of Philadelphia, said. “When our nation has created th

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