Rising trend against SB 916: Jobless $$ to strikers

Senate Bill 916 would provide unemployment benefits to striking workers
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon
OregonWatchdog.com

There is a a rising trend of diverse organizations opposing Sb 916 which would pay workers who strike unemployment benefits.  Some of the anti-SB 916 groups are; League of Oregon Cities and Counties, Association of Oregon Counties, Associated General Contractors, Hospital Association of Oregon, Oregon School Board Association, Marion County Commissioners.

The Oregonian Editorial Board has editorialized against it saying, “Strikes cost employers a premium in pay for temporary workers and often erode public support. At times, employers may also end up having to provide back pay for the striking workers. There are existing processes to resolve impasses or accusations of unfair practices. These factors all help both sides negotiate in good faith. The bill, however, would upend that dynamic and put all the power in employees’ hands, regardless of whether an employer can meet their demands. Just consider the 2023 Portland Public Schools’ teachers strike in which the union was asking for concessions far beyond anything the district could afford.”

Oregon Business and Industry noted, “SB 916 would provide an incentive for workers to increase the length of strikes, ramping up economic pain on the very employers who pay all unemployment taxes.”

Taxpayers Association of Oregon said, “strikers would be paid to strike. Since Oregon has witnessed a steady stream of new strikes lately, are soon going to see non-stop striking if workers get paid to not work?”

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