Great column on what the pandemic exposed
Yes, this is an Alabama columnist. There are others here like him, including a Pulitzer winner and they spend their lives being vilified by public. But still they persist.
https://www.alreporter.com/2021/05/04/opinion-the-american-worker-finally-has-some-leverage-dont-ruin-it/
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Because the average American worker has been convinced that his fellow worker getting a $300-per-week unemployment bump is unfair, but the CEO making 400 times more in salary while also getting billions in tax breaks that never trickle down is just life.
Look at what’s happening because workers have some flexibility. All of a sudden every major chain restaurant has thousands of dollars in bonuses that can be handed out. They can suddenly offer health insurance and college scholarships. Some of them are offering cars and cell phones.
Starting salaries for non-management positions at one fast-food chain jumped from around $10 to more than $16 in less than six months.
You know why?
Because the money was always there.
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