Thread: GOP governors in 11 states are ending the extra $300 weekly payments to unemployed people, so they can force people to work for less.
In South Carolina that means choosing between:
-$290/week ($7.25/hr minimum wage job)
-$238/week in unemployment on average
In South Carolina that means choosing between:
-$290/week ($7.25/hr minimum wage job)
-$238/week in unemployment on average
It’s not just South Carolina.
GOP governors in Missouri, Iowa, Idaho, Tennessee, Wyoming, South Dakota and Utah are ending the extra $300 weekly payments to unemployed people from the American Relief Plan.
It’s part of the GOP’s war on poor people.
cnn.com/2021/05/11/pol…
GOP governors in Missouri, Iowa, Idaho, Tennessee, Wyoming, South Dakota and Utah are ending the extra $300 weekly payments to unemployed people from the American Relief Plan.
It’s part of the GOP’s war on poor people.
cnn.com/2021/05/11/pol…
GOP governors are working with lobbyists at places like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to exaggerate the worker shortage.
It's a ploy to cut unemployment benefits. There's a shortage of living wage jobs, not a shortage of workers.
politico.com/news/2021/04/2…
It's a ploy to cut unemployment benefits. There's a shortage of living wage jobs, not a shortage of workers.
politico.com/news/2021/04/2…
The same corporate lobbyists who claim there is a labor shortage due to overly generous benefits ALSO oppose raising wages to a living wage.
Fed Chairman Powell said, “We don’t see wages moving up yet.” Average hourly wages rose by 20 cents in April.
rev.com/blog/transcrip…
Fed Chairman Powell said, “We don’t see wages moving up yet.” Average hourly wages rose by 20 cents in April.
rev.com/blog/transcrip…
The hospitality and leisure sector does show some rising wages. But the wage growth in those industries just means laid off workers are catching up to where they would have been before the pandemic.
And it is unlikely to affect the broader economy. epi.org/blog/restauran…
And it is unlikely to affect the broader economy. epi.org/blog/restauran…
GOP governors & business lobbyists expect people to go back to work during the pandemic for the same wages (or worse) than they made before.
But how are people supposed to survive a pandemic on low wages without childcare, paid sick leave, or health care?washingtonpost.com/business/2021/…
But how are people supposed to survive a pandemic on low wages without childcare, paid sick leave, or health care?washingtonpost.com/business/2021/…
The high cost of child care is a reason many who lost their jobs have yet to return to work.
If GOP governors and business lobbyists want people to return to work, they should support the American Families Plan’s expansion of childcare.
theconversation.com/us-parents-pay…
If GOP governors and business lobbyists want people to return to work, they should support the American Families Plan’s expansion of childcare.
theconversation.com/us-parents-pay…
Policy makers should listen to workers at places like @UnemployedAct who are fighting to make sure their families survive the pandemic — not bosses that lean on GOP politicians to help them get away with offering workers the lowest standards they can.
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