RI H7440

Removes the existing prohibition on unemployment benefits for workers who become unemployed due to a strike or other industrial controversy at their workplace

Eliminates the exception that previously allowed workers to claim benefits only if they could prove they were not members of, participating in, financing, or directly interested in the labor dispute

Expands eligibility for unemployment benefits to all workers locked out by employers seeking to resist collective bargaining demands or gain concessions, removing previous exceptions for multi-employer bargaining group lockouts

Removes the exception that denied benefits when an employer had offered a contract extension of up to 3 days with no-strike/no-lockout provisions

Takes effect immediately upon passage