California Governor Gavin Newsom on Saturday vetoed a bill that would have paid unemployment benefits to striking workers, and had drawn strong support from labor unions and from his fellow Democrats in the state legislature.

Fuck you, Newsome. I think pay for striking workers would be overwhelmingly popular with voters. I’m voting against this turkey next chance I get.

  • rivermonster@sh.itjust.works
    3518·
    10 months ago

    Sorry we only bail out big banks, investment firms, airlines, and other filthy capitalists. Workers? Hell no! Murica would crumble if we helped working citizens!

    • guacupado@lemmy.world
      62·
      10 months ago

      They stopped working. They don’t need a bailout. The unions these workers give money to every paycheck are supposed to be going towards this stuff. Even if you sound like an idiot, I get what you’re trying to say but it doesn’t make sense to have a program for people being fired or laid off giving money to people who already have a source of income. It’s unemployment, not universal income.

      • rivermonster@sh.itjust.works
        52·
        10 months ago

        There’s a difference between choosing to not work and refusing to be exploited. The world isn’t boolean and zero-sum, regardless of what capitalists say and do.

    • SquishyPandaDev@yiffit.net
      25·
      10 months ago

      This right here is why all arguments supporting the veto are moronic. '08 financial crisis anyone. Wealthy assholes built a house of cards. When it collapsed they got to keep all the profits and we had to pick up the tab. Sorry if they get bailouts with no questions asked, then American people should get the same.