Re: “Giving striking workers unemployment is risk state can’t take” (April 8, Opinion):
As a proud-dues paying member for the previous 33 years of Native 587, Amalgamated Transit Union, King County Metro, I’d recommend the Legislature ditch unemployment for placing staff and make labor strikes unlawful in Washington. In alternate, all labor unions can be statutorily assured the appropriate of collective bargaining and the appropriate to binding arbitration.
That is already the legislation for public security and public transit staff, and has been for many years. An worker understanding they received’t endure doable financial catastrophe from a strike, however on the identical time understanding there shall be binding arbitration and collective bargaining assured would give peace of thoughts to Washington staff.
Steven L. Kendall, Seattle
