IATSE Cares: On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the Senate amended language of the American Rescue Plan Act by a vote of 220-211. The bill once again passed largely along party-lines, with all but one House Democrat voting in favor and all House Republicans in opposition. The legislation now goes to the desk of President Joe Biden, whose proposal was the foundation of the bill, to be signed into law on Friday afternoon.
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I was reading about the new American Rescue Plan all week and it seems extremely comprehensive and seems like a pretty good starting point in terms of relief. IATSE workers and gig workers in general are such a unique place that they do not have a specific employer to sign up for unemployment benefits from. This has left thousands of people without any source of income for a long time until the government finally added a source of unemployment benefits for gig-workers to receive. I am glad to see that the Biden administration is continuing these benefits while also adding some others. Many people were very disappointed to see several key promises not included in the bill, however. The loss of the $15 federal minimum wage was a huge blow to democrats as this was one of Biden’s key promises, as well as other things like providing the full $2000 stimulus check out to Americans. It is not the perfect plan, but one that should be able to keep most Americans on their feet.
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