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House approves bill allowing striking workers to seek unemployment benefits, 106-97
Summary
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed House Bill 145 on Oct. 7, 2025, making striking workers eligible for unemployment compensation. The measure passed on final passage, 106-97, after a prolonged floor debate featuring labour supporters and opponents who warned of unintended consequences.
The House of Representatives on Oct. 7, 2025, approved House Bill 145, a measure that would permit striking workers to claim unemployment compensation, on a final-passage vote of 106-97.
Supporters said the bill would ease financial pressure on workers who withhold their labor as part of collective bargaining, while opponents said it would create perverse incentives and undermine private-sector employment.
Representative Krogewski, the bill’s sponsor, asked members for their support on the House floor and framed the bill as a workers’ protection. "Providing unemployment compensation for workers who are…
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