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Since May began, various governors of the United States announced that federal unemployment benefits would be abolished from their entities, arguing that this represents an impediment so that its citizens return to the labor field .
States like Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Alaska, Texas Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota , Tennessee, Utah and Wyoming, have already abolished unemployment benefits . These entities are governed by Republicans.
In contrast, Democratic governors are not yet taking this type of measures, even in various regions they administer they continue to support workers and They are even promoting various payments that can – 19 .
Although the federal benefits had an expiration date of September 6, the autonomy that the Governors allow them to decide whether or not this support is distributed in their territories. These decisions have put millions of Americans .
Federal unemployment benefits include supplemental payments of $ 300 per week for people receiving state unemployment , that is, each beneficiary received said support in addition to the $ 300 dollars that provided them with their entity, with which they obtained $ 600 Dollars.
Although the governors advised that the Federal payments in May, the supports were not cut off immediately due to the already existing distribution schedule and because they gave the opportunity for the beneficiaries to look for a job before the expiration of the established deadline.
. There are entities in which aid is no longer being distributed, Alaska, Iowa, Missouri and Mississippi stopped sharing profit on of June. These four states represent the first group of 25 who have announced that will cut benefits that expire in September .
Following the announcement that federal unemployment benefits would cut various citizens, activists, as well as politicians directly criticized the Republican governors, who insist that the support does not help in the generation of jobs.
. ) Faced with this position, independent senator Bernie Sanders expressed in a statement that “there is a shortage of employers willing to pay workers a living wage with decent benefits . If employers want to expand their workforce, there is a simple solution: increase wages. ”
Cutting federal support means that workers will only receive between $ 300 and $ 350 corresponding dollars to your state. This amount is generally equal to half of your salary prior to dismissal. According to the Department of Labor the average beneficiary received $ 350 per week in state benefits.
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