No. You don't want to indicate that this is self-employment; it isn't. You got money (from the union?) to picket, protest or otherwise go on strike. After entering a description (strike pay), TurboTax asks if the work you did for this money was like your main job, answer No, otherwise, it is self-employment. The strike pay replaced some of the lost income from your regular job, but it was not for doing work that was like your main job.
Then it will ask about how often you get the money - answer 2021 only. If you expect this pay regularly or receive it repeatedly, it is probably self-employment. And on the intent to earn money question, answer No again. If the payment was for something you did trying to earn income, that is self-employment. But this was paid to you to NOT work.
If you enter it like that, the income will show up on Line 8 of Form 1040 and will not be subject to self-employment tax. If you paid into a strike fund in addition to paying union dues, the portion of the 1099-Misc payment that represents a return of your strike funds is not taxable to you.
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