Democratic Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont waves after delivering his State of the State address in Hartford, Connecticut, Feb. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Minutes after the vote, a coalition of unions praised the legislation as a step toward creating an assistance fund for striking workers. Ed Hawthorne, president of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, said such a fund would "level the playing field for working people" and allow them to strike without facing foreclosures, evictions and repossessions.
Lamont said he supports unions but was unenthusiastic about using taxpayers' money to subsidize strikers.
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New York and New Jersey allow striking workers to apply for unemployment benefits, a proposal that failed this session in Connecticut.
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