Striking workers are typically not eligible for unemployment, according to the Washington Employment Security Department.
RENTON, Wash. — As the Boeing machinists’ strike enters its second week, IAM District 751 issued a warning to members considering applying for unemployment: that workers on strike typically do not qualify.
Over 33,000 workers represented by the union have been striking since Sept. 13 after 94% of workers voted to reject a tentative agreement with Boeing, and 96% voted to strike. Mediated negotiations between the union and the company will resume on Sept. 27 after breaking down over a week earlier.
Matt Jensen with the Washington State Employment Security Department said because the union is the “moving party,” or in other words, the group that initiated the work stoppage, there are no provisions under the law that would allow…
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