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Omaha Steve's Labor Group

SWBTATTReg

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1. I suspect that these businesses that seem to be yelling and screaming about the higher labor costs, having

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2024, 01:27 PM

Jul 2024

in years past gotten a break on these labor costs vs. other industries who paid ever-increasing higher wages, will only hurt themselves in the end. Sure, they can threaten to close, to cut hours of workers, etc., but then the quality and food service will suffer.

Fast food is a crossroads in today's world, and their days of cheap labor is over and done w/ (and of course no benefits what-so-ever).

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California fast food workers now earn $20 per hour. Franchisees are responding by cutting hours. [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2024 OP

I suspect that these businesses that seem to be yelling and screaming about the higher labor costs, having SWBTATTReg Jul 2024 #1

Weeding out barely surviving businesses Metaphorical Jul 2024 #2

"Workers for the franchisees have no career mobility, have lousy benefits, and all too often are undocumented immigrants MichMan Jul 2024 #4

Of course! GPV Jul 2024 #3