By BILL FINN
State Director, Kentucky State Building and Construction Trades Council
A devastating bill has been filed to dramatically lower unemployment insurance benefits.
Our members who work under a union referral procedure would suffer a 32 percent cut in unemployment benefits. Every other Kentuckian would suffer up to a 40 percent cut in unemployment benefits. The Republican majorities in Frankfort filed simultaneous legislation, HB-317 and SB-171, both backed by Governor Matt Bevin.
The attacks on Kentucky’s working families continue with this legislation to cause more harm by lowering the unemployment weekly benefit by 11½ percent and then cut off benefits at 20 weeks instead of 26 weeks.
Read the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy report: https://kypolicy.org/new-bills-would-slash-unemployment-insurance-and-leave-kentuckians-stranded/
Please act now to share this information with your members and urge them to call the number below to tell their Legislator to Vote NO on HB-317 and SB-171
1-844-641-3862