He said small business owners are telling him they can t fill positions.
The coalition of activists and workers who held a press conference outside the state Department of Labor in Atlanta on Wednesday countered that those positions aren t being filled because they aren t paying competitive wages.
One worker who spoke said he knew of people who made $15-20 an hour before they lost their jobs in the pandemic, and he said the governor now wants us to turn to small businesses and restaurants so we can make minimum wage or less than our previous salary, keeping us in a depressed state of mind so they can look good for the public.
Georgia labor advocates push to keep $300 federal unemployment benefit
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Georgia labor advocates push to keep $300 federal unemployment benefit
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