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Federal Trade Commission FTC and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division DOJ just announced that they will host a virtual workshop on December 6 and 7, 2021, to discuss the agencies’ efforts to promote competition in labor markets and worker mobility.

Workers, and those jobs require specialized training. thats the issue. the other issue is worker mobility. in the past people could pick up and move for a job but because of the housing meltdown, there are millions of people who owe more on their home than they can afford or it is worth, so they cant sell their home or afford another mortgage in a different city. dont forget about corporate budges, cuts at corporate level, so a bigger gap about how much a company thinks the employee is worth. >>...

Career builders says nearly half of hr managers report a skills shortage, especially in job and information technology, customer service and also communications and its even more pronounced in an industry like health care. 63% of hr managers at big health care companies say theyre seeing a shortage of qualified workers. and a lot of those jobs, they definitely require very specialized training. then theres one more issue that we have to put out there and thats worker mobility. in the past, peopl...

Want, but also some things they want. ill give you two. give them a plan on -- that deals with worker mobility. a voucher system so that if a poor person in an area that doesnt have a lot of jobs but they cant afford to move to an area that is looking for employees, that you help them do this. also, very, very modest -- i know this is controversial -- modest phased in slight bump up in the minimum wage. you have to throw something out, target the 25 senators that are up for re-election from stat...