Stop HB 6904: Protect Jobs, Businesses, and Connecticut’s Economy

Connecticut lawmakers are pushing HB 6904, a dangerous bill that would allow striking workers to collect unemployment benefits after just 14 days on the picket line. This would incentivize longer strikes, drive up costs for businesses, and put taxpayers on the hook for union-backed labor disputes.

Unemployment benefits are meant for those who lose their jobs through no fault of their own—not for those who choose to walk off the job. HB 6904 distorts free-market labor negotiations by giving one side an unfair advantage, tipping the scales in favor of prolonged labor unrest at the expense of businesses, consumers, and Connecticut’s economic competitiveness.

If passed, this bill will:
✅ Encourage more and longer strikes by providing financial support to workers who choose to stop working.
✅ Raise unemployment insurance costs for employers, making it more expensive to do business in Connecticut.
✅ Disrupt business operations, slow economic growth, and deter investment in our state.
✅ Punish job creators and make Connecticut less affordable for everyone.

Even California’s Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a similar bill, recognizing the severe impact on the unemployment system. Connecticut should do the same.

HB 6904 is a gift to big labor at the expense of businesses, taxpayers, and economic stability. We need to take action now to stop this disastrous policy before it harms our economy.

📢 Tell the Labor Committee: Vote NO on HB 6904!