Most fast food places here are offering 14$/h+, so its not like the labor shortages are caused by them only offering federal minimum wage. The lowest wage ive seen in 3 years has been 10$/h.
The average fast food wage in Baltimore is $9 / hour.
The average hourly pay for a Fast Food Worker is $9.08. And there is no labor shortage, the economy was broken prior to COVID, this is simply exposing all of that. This industry either killed or disabled (long COVID) a huge amount of their employees - these franchise/business owners can go fuck themselves.
How do you explain that the unemployment an employee paid into, same as Medicare and SS, is being taken from them by Republican governors and state legislatures? To "fight" an imaginary labor shortage?
The average fast food wage in Baltimore is $9 / hour.
And unemployment pays around 200$/week not including the covid bonus bit. So that is like 5$ an hour (plus whatever your state does). The covid part of unemployment will be up in September, so people will go back to those jobs eventually because it does pay more than unemployment normally. Don't get me wrong, fast food is a shitty place to work and the wages are shit. But it isn't suppose to be a career or something you get as a job to support yourself. It is suppose to be something teens can get for work experience. You shouldn't even want to get a job there as an adult, and it isn't the only option when you are young. I personally hope fast food goes out of business, because its nothing but cancer causing garbage.
First off, who determines what sectors of industry should be expected to compensate livable wages, and why despite being lucrative for restauranteurs should they be exempt from paying anything that resembles a livable age? Why should we as taxpayers subisidize (because this is what happens when those workers cannot afford to live based on their wage and apply for government benefits to have their needs met) their operating costs so that they can in turn rake in more profit?
I get that unskilled labor isn't going to command a six figure salary, but right now you have people who need to work 2 full time jobs just to maintain living in poverty. When you're trapped in that cycle, what are your realistic means by which to uplift yourself? What happens to the kids of parents trapped in that cycle of poverty?
Do McDonald’s Workers in Denmark Make $22 an Hour?
How can McDonald's in Denmark manage to have a base pay of $20 an hour + provide six weeks of paid vacation? They can do the same here, they just aren't required to do so and therefore they don't.
And I want to seriously cut the next motherfucker that simps for Republican UI cuts or tries justifying their right wing talking points, especially if they're working class white people. Piss off. More help, not less I don't give a fuck what the reason is.
First off, who determines what sectors of industry should be expected to compensate livable wages, and why despite being lucrative for restauranteurs should they be exempt from paying anything that resembles a livable age?
They shouldn't, for anything really. But when the government imposes regulations that knowingly harm businesses, they should foot the bill.Why should we as taxpayers subisidize (because this is what happens when those workers cannot afford to live based on their wage and apply for government benefits to have their needs met) their operating costs so that they can in turn rake in more profit?
I get that unskilled labor isn't going to command a six figure salary, but right now you have people who need to work 2 full time jobs just to maintain living in poverty. When you're trapped in that cycle, what are your realistic means by which to uplift yourself? What happens to the kids of parents trapped in that cycle of poverty?
How can McDonald's in Denmark manage to have a base pay of $20 an hour + provide six weeks of paid vacation? They can do the same here, they just aren't required to do so and therefore they don't.
Have you ever eaten at a restaurant in Denmark? I have travelled multiple times in both Denmark and Norway, and can tell you that restaurants in Scandinavia overall are much more expensive than in the US, in large part because staff are paid better. As a result, people eat out far less often. I suppose it still ends up better, because those who are employed in restaurants can actually live on their wages, and those not hired because of lower demand are forced to look elsewhere, perhaps to the sort of jobs [MENTION=37565]тень[/MENTION] mentioned.First off, who determines what sectors of industry should be expected to compensate livable wages, and why despite being lucrative for restauranteurs should they be exempt from paying anything that resembles a livable age? Why should we as taxpayers subisidize (because this is what happens when those workers cannot afford to live based on their wage and apply for government benefits to have their needs met) their operating costs so that they can in turn rake in more profit?
I get that unskilled labor isn't going to command a six figure salary, but right now you have people who need to work 2 full time jobs just to maintain living in poverty. When you're trapped in that cycle, what are your realistic means by which to uplift yourself? What happens to the kids of parents trapped in that cycle of poverty?
Do McDonald’s Workers in Denmark Make $22 an Hour?
How can McDonald's in Denmark manage to have a base pay of $20 an hour + provide six weeks of paid vacation? They can do the same here, they just aren't required to do so and therefore they don't.
Have you ever eaten at a restaurant in Denmark? I have travelled multiple times in both Denmark and Norway, and can tell you that restaurants in Scandinavia overall are much more expensive than in the US, in large part because staff are paid better. As a result, people eat out far less often. I suppose it still ends up better, because those who are employed in restaurants can actually live on their wages, and those not hired because of lower demand are forced to look elsewhere, perhaps to the sort of jobs [MENTION=37565]тень[/MENTION] mentioned.
Regarding the restaurant prices:
If you come from outside of this system it can look expensive at face value. However if you are in the system you can also be expensive and still competitive. Plus in my own culture you don't really have to give tips, since the taxes are basically a tip. Which will go to the waiters/cooks healthcare, education of theirs or yours children, power grid .... or whatever. What generally smooths things out for everyone.
It's my understanding that tips for restaurants are a uniquely American phenomenon.
Coincidentally, I tip food delivery services 30%.
We all pay, one way or another. Either we pay enough for products and services that those providing them can live off the wages of a full time job. Or, we subsidize workers paid less through social programs and charity. Or we leave them in need, working multiple jobs, and having more of the troubles already referenced: crime, undersupervised children, less money for the workers to spend in the economy themselves, etc. The most efficient and humane option is to pay any full-time worker a liveable wage. If the work they are doing isn't considered worth it, they should be doing something else. I recall reading years ago that when Golda Meir was prime minister of Israel, the janitor in her building made more than she did. Apparently this was because salary (or perhaps taxes withheld from salary) were tied to family size, and he was raising several children at home, while she was not. I have no objection to this. Going by "what the market can bear" underrewards jobs that make significant contributions while overpaying others. This is because consumers - whether on the individual or corporate level - are often shortsighted in their purchasing decisions, and do not always connect cause and effect in a way that the "market forces" theory requires to provide for the common good. Yes, no one said it had to provide for the common good, but there are significant costs when it does not, too.There is no such thing as a "Livable wage". I don't know who came up with that, but it tries to say that all work should pay enough to live off of. But not all labor is equal, nor as difficult. How is it different than a minimum wage? A EMT gets paid 15$/h and had to go to school for 2 years to get that amount. Why should a teenager working at McDonalds just to push a button, get paid the same amount as an EMT? Also the restaurants have limited money, to increase the pay, they either have to raise the prices of the food, or fire most of the staff. What people don't understand about franchises, is that its run by single investors that rent out the "Brand". They don't have all the money that the brand corporations have. They have to pay the corporation to use the name. Essentially, most fast food places are actually owned by real estate giants. Who rent the restaurant brand to "tenants" who try to make it work. Similar to mom and pop shops, but they don't have to work on the reputation.
They shouldn't, for anything really. But when the government imposes regulations that knowingly harm businesses, they should foot the bill.
It's my understanding that tips for restaurants are a uniquely American phenomenon.
Coincidentally, I tip food delivery services 30%.
We all pay, one way or another. Either we pay enough for products and services that those providing them can live off the wages of a full time job. Or, we subsidize workers paid less through social programs and charity. Or we leave them in need, working multiple jobs, and having more of the troubles already referenced: crime, undersupervised children, less money for the workers to spend in the economy themselves, etc. The most efficient and humane option is to pay any full-time worker a liveable wage. If the work they are doing isn't considered worth it, they should be doing something else. I recall reading years ago that when Golda Meir was prime minister of Israel, the janitor in her building made more than she did. Apparently this was because salary (or perhaps taxes withheld from salary) were tied to family size, and he was raising several children at home, while she was not. I have no objection to this. Going by "what the market can bear" underrewards jobs that make significant contributions while overpaying others. This is because consumers - whether on the individual or corporate level - are often shortsighted in their purchasing decisions, and do not always connect cause and effect in a way that the "market forces" theory requires to provide for the common good. Yes, no one said it had to provide for the common good, but there are significant costs when it does not, too.