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Jobs remain vacant and employers blame unemployment benefits
Labor secretary warns those who refuse a job can lose payments
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Ted s Fish Fry at 203 Wolf Road on Thursday March 17, 2016 in Colonie, N.Y. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)Michael P. Farrell
Ted s Fish Fry will close its seven locations on Sundays. The reason? It can t find enough workers.
Candidates aren t even coming in, said one manager. They re giving them all the money to stay home, he said, referring to the $300 supplemental benefits the federal government pays on top of the state s unemployment benefit check.
In Lake George, we ve had some restaurants talk about going to five days a week, said Gina Mintzer, who heads the Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce. They lack the staff.
Help Wanted: In pandemic, worry about finding summer workers
PHILIP MARCELO, Associated Press
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1of14Bartender Denis Angelov, of Provincetown, Mass., left, serves sparking wine to Julie Skaller, left, and her husband David Skaller, right, both of Brewster, N.Y., at Tin Pan Alley restaurant, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Provincetown. Hotels, restaurants and other businesses in tourist destinations are warning that hiring challenges during the coronavirus pandemic could force them to pare back operating hours or curtail services just as they’re eyeing a bounce-back summer.Steven Senne/APShow MoreShow Less
2of14Bartender Denis Angelov, of Provincetown, Mass., left, carries plates of food from the kitchen, behind, at Tin Pan Alley restaurant, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Provincetown. Hotels, restaurants and other businesses in tourist destinations are warning that hiring challenges during the coronavirus pandemic could force them to pare back operat
Democrats Tie Amnesty to Labor Giveaway to Agriculture Employers
8 Mar 2021
The Democrat-led Farm Workforce Modernization Act 0f 2021 offers a flood of cheap labor in agriculture and provides a pathway to citizenship to 1.5 million illegal farm workers.
GOP support for the bill would be a suicide pact, Rosemary Jenks, policy director at NumbersUSA, told Breitbart News.
“It would be a ridiculous short-term view of their own personal self-interest they should be looking five years out, 10 years out, but they’re looking at tomorrow and the 2022 election,” she said. “They will be accepting the end of two-party government,” she added
So far, the bill’s lone GOP cosponsor is Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), who owns orchards in Washington state.
Democrats Tie Amnesty to Labor Giveaway to Agriculture Employers
8 Mar 2021
The Democrat-led Farm Workforce Modernization Act 0f 2021 offers a flood of cheap labor in agriculture and provides a pathway to citizenship to 1.5 million illegal farm workers.
GOP support for the bill would be a suicide pact, Rosemary Jenks, policy director at NumbersUSA, told Breitbart News.
“It would be a ridiculous short-term view of their own personal self-interest they should be looking five years out, 10 years out, but they’re looking at tomorrow and the 2022 election,” she said. “They will be accepting the end of two-party government,” she added
So far, the bill’s lone GOP cosponsor is Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), who owns orchards in Washington state.