Fetterman Files Bill to Repeal Reagan-Era Law Barring Striking Workers From Receiving Food Stamps

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Sen. John Fetterman has introduced a bill that repeal a Reagan-era rule that barred workers on strike from accessing government food assistance, making it easier for workers to exercise their labor rights.

that their tactic is to make writers lose their homes and starve them out before they return to the bargaining table.

Fetterman’s legislation, which is cosponsored by 13 senators, including Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren , would tip the scales ever-so-slightly in favor of workers, who are currently at a major disadvantage in labor disputes due to the U.S.’s extremely employer-friendly labor laws.

 

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