Individuals not considered strikers for the purposes of deciding SNAP eligibility include, but are not limited to:
An employee whose workplace is closed because of a lockout
NOTE: If the union and the company disagree as to whether a work stoppage is a strike or a lockout, see Section 513.6. The fact that a person gets unemployment compensation does not mean that the person is a nonstriking employee for SNAP.
An employee who is not on strike but cannot work as a result of the strike
Example: A truck driver who cannot work because striking press workers prevent newspapers from being printed
An employee who is not part of the bargaining unit on strike but does not want to cross the picket line for fear of personal injury or death
Employees who are fired or permanently replaced while on strike
Employees whose employer will not allow them to return to their old jobs but offers them different jobs instead
NOTE: This provision does not apply to federal government or political subdivision employees who are dismissed from the job because of participation in a strike. These employees are considered to have voluntarily quit without good cause.
An employee who officially resigns from the job while on strike
Others who are not on strike but are affected by a strike (e.g., A self employed individual such as an independent long-distance trucker
A person who is exempt from work registration, if:
the person was exempt the day before the strike, and
the individual was exempt for a reason other than being employed..
An employee who is a member of the bargaining unit and is working
An employee who is not part of the bargaining unit and is laid off, furloughed, or told by the company that there are no available jobs because of the strike
An employee who was laid off when the strike began
An employee who was locked out by the company the day before the strike
7 CFR ยง 273.1(e)
Reissued March1, 2012, replacing April 26, 2008