New York State Team
Loosening COVID-19 restrictions across New York are bringing a measure of financial relief for businesses. Now they just have to find the workers.
A combination of labor shortages across the state prior to the pandemic and enhanced unemployment benefits is now keeping some workers from looking for work, according to New York business owners struggling to fill jobs.
“When the [enhanced unemployment benefits] came out, it became kind of a different labor relationship with the employees,” said John Carr, owner of Adirondack Brewery in Lake George.
“There were a lot of them that, not because they were afraid of COVID or anything, were just like, ‘Why go to work if I can stay home?’”
Created: April 14, 2021 06:02 PM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) There are currently thousands of jobs available in the Rochester region everything from entry-level positions to senior executive positions and they are going unfilled.
Amy Voelkl is one of the thousands of people who lost their jobs because of cutbacks during the pandemic. She spent nearly 19 years working with the American Cancer Society before being let go in December. Like many others, she’s holding off on going back to work for the time being. The thought of even searching for a full-time job right now was very frightening to me,” Voelkl said. “There is ageism out there whether we want to admit it or not. I certainly wouldn t be making the money I was making and have all of the benefits and seniority and vacation time.
WHECTV Created: January 11, 2021 02:49 PM
(NBCNC/WHEC) The U.S. House of Representatives has a new Sergeant at Arms and he s from Rochester.
Tim Blodgett was sworn in on Monday morning.
Bob Duffy tweeted Monday, congratulating Blodgett, who he says is his cousin, hailing from the 10th Ward.
Tim Blodgett being sworn in.
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a truly great choice.
Tim happens to be a cousin - and he hails from Rochester’s 10th Ward.
Blodgett, who was previously the deputy sergeant at arms for the House of Representatives, replaced Paul Irving.
Irving resigned following last week s deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.