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Subject: SNAP Strikers

Policy 24.20 Date of Last Review: 11/30/2023 Effective Date: 07/01/2021 Date of Next Review: 11/30/2026 RDA: SW22 Page 2 of 2 d. Persons whose jobs are no longer available when the company hires permanent replacements for strikers e. Strikers offered different jobs when the company will not allow them to return to their old jobs; f. Employees who are locked out by the company the day before the strike g. Employees laid off when the strike began h. Employees who are not members of the bargaining unit that cannot do their jobs because of the strike (such as truck drivers) or i. Employees who are exempt from the SNAP work registration requirement prior to the strike for reasons other than employment (see also SNAP Policy 24.11 Work Requirements) 3. Any Federal, State, or Local Government Employee, who participates in a strike against such governments and is dismissed from their job because of participation in the strike, shall be considered to have voluntarily quit their job without good cause. See SNAP Policy 24.16 Voluntary Quit Supporting Documents Procedures for a Household that Contains a Striker SNAP Policy 24.11 Work Requirements SNAP Policy 24.16 Voluntary Quit Definitions/Acronyms Term Definition Striker The refusal of employees to perform work that their employer has assigned to them in order to force the employer to grant certain demands. SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Supersedes SNAP Policy Manual July 2017 Chapter 45 Authority 7 CFR § 273.1(e) Application All TDHS Employees and Contractors Revision History Date Version Location of Change Description/Reason for Change 06/17/2021 07/01/2021 New Document New Document Approval History Approved By Approver Title Approved Date Effective Date Clarence H. Carter Commissioner 06/17/2021 07/01/2021 Current Approver