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The average weekly unemployment benefit is $638 - $300 more than in 2019  People are earning $16-an-hour - more than double the $7.25 minimum wage Businesses are desperate to recover from the pandemic but can't fill their jobs Business owners are forced to pay higher wages to attract workers  Republican states are cutting unemployment to get people back to work Mitch McConnell said the government has 'flooded the zone with checks' He accused the Biden administration of dissuading people from looking for jobs Montana's governor replaced unemployment with $1,200 bonuses to get jobs South Caro...

Print In a rational world, employers desperate to fill jobs would do everything they could to make their workplaces seem attractive: They’d raise wages, offer bonuses and show themselves to be caring and respectful bosses. In our world, just the opposite is happening. Wages are stagnant, especially in low-paying sectors, and employers are demonstrating utter contempt for employees they’re trying to lure back to work. They’re casting blame for their difficulties elsewhere — especially the purportedly lavish unemployment benefits provided by the federal government. We got thousands of ...

Column: Employers, governors push myth that unemployment checks keep lazy workers home Michael Hiltzik © (Meg Kinnard / Associated Press) South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster just canceled unemployment benefits for workers in his state. (Meg Kinnard / Associated Press) In a rational world, employers desperate to fill jobs would do everything they could to make their workplaces seem attractive: They'd raise wages, offer bonuses and show themselves to be caring and respectful bosses. In our world, just the opposite is happening. Wages are stagnant, especially in low-paying sect...

Oh, you and your “facts” The demand for workers is higher than the supply, whatever is a business owner to do? Somebody should look in to this I have a hunch Tap House Grill hasn’t done what the ice cream parlor did. =that’s not a labor shortage, that’s the market functioning. The wages for a harder, riskier job should be higher.= Amen Now…Karma. Easy to make that conclusion from behind the computer. In real life, businesses (especially restaurants and hospitality) can’t find people. They’re making too much sitting on the sidelines. Moreover, why would any restaurant worker g...

Tampa cheerleading team heads to world championships TAMPA, Fla. - A Tampa cheerleading team is heading to the Allstar World Championships in Orlando after finishing in first place in the premier championships. "We were so excited," said Felnicia Williams, director and coach of Ultimate Thunder All Stars. "It was such a surprise." The Lady Lightning cheerleading team just won first place in the premier championships competition that was held in Tampa. "I'm having a lot of fun and I've bonded with a lot of the other girls on the team," said 16-year-old Maya Johnson. "I really like it." The te...