Who says they filed? The AP?
The whole "unemployment skewed by the strike" meme is a total fabrication put out by the WH.
OK.
So that means we have the White House (you know, that “official” source of United States’ policies and regulations and enforcement and economic priorities ?) claiming loudly and in public that striking union members ARE RESPONSIBLE for the rise in unemployment figures BECAUSE they are deliberately doing something illegal to get money illegally from the public. Right?
But - the AP and the mainstream media ABCNNBCBS are both covering for the illegal activities of the union - almost regardless of whether the claims will be accepted - and I assure, YES, they will be accepted by the government union “workers” processing the illegal claims! Worse, if this IS the reason for the rise in unemployment, then the media is encouraging both lies (from the Obama regime) and the illegal activity from the union.
Who says they filed?
The Labor Dept
from the link
“The Department of Labor noted that the Verizon worker strike generated about 12,500 claims during the week ending August 13 and about 8,500 claims the week ending August 20 (not seasonally adjusted”
Did the strikers really file even though anyone but a idiot would know they don’t qualify?
it will be interesting to see how this plays out. If the strikers did file won’t the reduce the number once they are denied?