Penn. Gov. Tom Wolf said it was 'embarrassing' the state min. wage has been $7.25 for more than a de

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decade

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has reportedly called it "embarrassing" that the state has a lower minimum wage than its all neighbors, having not raised it in 12 years.

The state adopted the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour in 2009, which superseded the state's minimum wage of $7.15 an hour.

The six states that neighbor Pennsylvania - Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and West Virginia - all have higher minimum wages.

"That's embarrassing," Wolf said Thursday while speaking to elected officials and labor leaders in Allentown about labor laws and the current jobs market, per a report by The Morning Call.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/pennsylvania-gov-tom-wolf-reportedly-124745072.html

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said employers need to 'stop asking why there is a labor shortage' and 'start asking how we can make jobs better'

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has said that businesses need to "stop asking why there is a labor shortage" and "start asking how we can make jobs better."

Wolf told elected officials and labor leaders in Allentown on Thursday that workers were looking for jobs with better working conditions, pay, and benefits, per The Morning Call - and "that's not really asking a lot."

The US is suffering from a huge labor shortage because of mismatches between what workers want and what employers are offering.

Some business owners and lawmakers have blamed the labor shortage on workers, saying that "no one wants to work anymore." Some have attributed it to the supplemental employment benefits introduced during the pandemic, but businesses say they're still having problems finding staff two months after the benefits were cut off.

"There are so many job openings that people are choosing the best option for their family," Wolf said Thursday. "It's time we stop asking why there is a labor shortage and start asking how we can make jobs better."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/pennsylvania-gov-tom-wolf-said-113628754.html

[JI7]

1. There is a point where people are better off in more expensive places

just becsuse of better job opportunities.

And these things result in young people leaving and states turning more right wing .

[Igel]

2. Better source.

https://www.workstats.dli.pa.gov/Documents/Minimum%20Wage%20Reports/Minimum%20Wage%20Report%202021.pdf

I found report pages 11-12 and those following to be the most informative.

[Sherman A1]

3. States with low minimum wages should be embarrassed

There is no excuse for this other than Republicans being Republicans.