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Business groups oppose bill to extend unemployment benefits to striking or locked-out workers; committee holds measure
Summary
Senate Bill 587, which would allow unemployment benefits for workers on strike or locked out during labor disputes, drew opposition from business groups and support from labor; the committee voted to hold the bill.
Senate Bill 587, a proposal to allow unemployment benefits for workers who are on strike or locked out during a labor dispute, drew contrasting testimony in the Senate Committee on Labor and Gaming and was ordered held.
Lynette Forry Menard of the Northern Rhode Island Chamber opposed the bill, arguing that unemployment insurance is intended to help workers who lose work through…
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