Republicans said this same thing last year when Congress passed a big relief bill that added $600 per week to state unemployment benefits for four months. This is what happens when you extend unemployment benefits for too long and add a $1400 stimulus payment to it. “And the problem when we decided we would handle this by separating people from their employer is we broke up those networks.”Workers understand that unemployment benefits do not last forever, Spriggs noted. Many restaurant jobs are also much different than they used to be, with more outside seating, for example, plus masks and new cleaning protocols. Some restaurant workers recently told Eater that they are willing to work ― they just want pay that reflects the hazards.

Source: Huffington Post May 04, 2021 14:37 UTC