Noah: People Are Using Unemployment Benefits As Leverage To Get Better Wages

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Why work ░░░░░░░░ you can get that ░░░░░░░░ of money and stay ░░░░░░░░ and Netflix Trevor Kids ░░░░░░░░ watching Netflix and then ░░░░░░░░ sex Get a job ░░░░░░░░ get where the pundits ░░░░░░░░ coming from If the ░░░░░░░░ person could have their ░░░░░░░░ they would be crazy ░░░░░░░░ to take them Who ░░░░░░░░ t want to spend ░░░░░░░░ minutes a day sitting ░░░░░░░░ a chair complaining about ░░░░░░░░ other people don t ░░░░░░░░ to work Great gig ░░░░░░░░ know what These Republicans ░░░░░░░░ be right about one ░░░░░░░░ generous unemployment benefits really ░░░░░░░░ be one reason people ░░░░░░░░ t rushing back to ░░░░░░░░ old jobs But that ░░░░░░░░ t mean they re ░░░░░░░░ around net flicking First ░░░░░░░░ all it s been ░░░░░░░░ a year they ve ░░░░░░░░ finished Netflix The they ░░░░░░░░ Serb scribe to Paramount ░░░░░░░░ has a library of ░░░░░░░░ films and hit shows ░░░░░░░░ think they will subscribe ░░░░░░░░ the unemployment checks are ░░░░░░░░ workers the rare opportunity ░░░░░░░░ to look for a ░░░░░░░░ that s more than ░░░░░░░░ way to survive till ░░░░░░░░ next paycheck The pandemic ░░░░░░░░ restaurant workers a chance ░░░░░░░░ reinvent themselves choosing to ░░░░░░░░ for what they believe ░░░░░░░░ better situations following pandemic ░░░░░░░░ when workers have been ░░░░░░░░ into overdrive Coronavirus exposing ░░░░░░░░ flaws Restaurantwork wooers are ░░░░░░░░ essential workers but we ░░░░░░░░ not treated like essential ░░░░░░░░ There s issues with ░░░░░░░░ childcare benefits health insurance ░░░░░░░░ re having to work ░░░░░░░░ plus hours a week ░░░░░░░░ it s still not ░░░░░░░░ to pay your bills ░░░░░░░░ be able to take ░░░░░░░░ of your family In ░░░░░░░░ workers left the industry ░░░░░░░░ the past year taking ░░░░░░░░ in sectors such as ░░░░░░░░ construction business with higher ░░░░░░░░ and better hours People ░░░░░░░░ to things like warehouse ░░░░░░░░ which offer more regular ░░░░░░░░ more pay and healthcare ░░░░░░░░ marijuana an industry that ░░░░░░░░ growing and attracting workers ░░░░░░░░ a particular sector of ░░░░░░░░ Seeing a lot of ░░░░░░░░ cocktail servers a lot ░░░░░░░░ people from the restaurant ░░░░░░░░ coming here I think ░░░░░░░░ s a quality of ░░░░░░░░ issue Trevor Who wouldn ░░░░░░░░ rather work in the ░░░░░░░░ industry It s the ░░░░░░░░ chill job in the ░░░░░░░░ Customers are always relaxed ░░░░░░░░ s in a huer ░░░░░░░░ The only bad thing ░░░░░░░░ the drug test where ░░░░░░░░ give you a bag ░░░░░░░░ edibles and you ve ░░░░░░░░ to eat it all ░░░░░░░░ there I failed that ░░░░░░░░ three times People it ░░░░░░░░ complete sense restaurant workers ░░░░░░░░ looking for better jobs ░░░░░░░░ these are tough jobs ░░░░░░░░ re on their feet ░░░░░░░░ day They take care ░░░░░░░░ everyone They pretend to ░░░░░░░░ hear when you re ░░░░░░░░ up at the table ░░░░░░░░ after all of that ░░░░░░░░ have to rely on ░░░░░░░░ You know a job ░░░░░░░░ t paying enough when ░░░░░░░░ meal ends with a ░░░░░░░░ go fund me They ░░░░░░░░ looking for jobs they ░░░░░░░░ actually live on The ░░░░░░░░ benefits is giving them ░░░░░░░░ to use against employers ░░░░░░░░ it seems like it ░░░░░░░░ be working Restaurant and ░░░░░░░░ food chains are ramping ░░░░░░░░ hiring and beefing up ░░░░░░░░ benefits to attract workers ░░░░░░░░ Olive Garden announcing benefits ░░░░░░░░ increasing pay McDonald s ░░░░░░░░ minimum wage Company restaurants ░░░░░░░░ pay workers between 11 ░░░░░░░░ 17 depending on location ░░░░░░░░ s hoping to attract ░░░░░░░░ 000 new employees Whataburger ░░░░░░░░ pay and increasing 401 ░░░░░░░░ Chipotle increasing rages to ░░░░░░░░ average of 15 Other ░░░░░░░░ polt Yu benefits include ░░░░░░░░ health care 401k and ░░░░░░░░ free college Restaurants trying ░░░░░░░░ bring workers back sometimes ░░░░░░░░ cash incentives Applebee s ░░░░░░░░ a different approach You ░░░░░░░░ out an application to ░░░░░░░░ s and get a ░░░░░░░░ appetizer Trevor Damn Applebee ░░░░░░░░ is confident in their ░░░░░░░░ rings They re out ░░░░░░░░ forget the 401k guys ░░░░░░░░ have them eat these ░░░░░░░░ boys yeah get radio ░░░░░░░░ meet the new co ░░░░░░░░ everybody Equal rights more ░░░░░░░░ equal spice The point ░░░░░░░░ many many restaurants are ░░░░░░░░ workers back by raising ░░░░░░░░ and overing benefits So ░░░░░░░░ guess it turns out ░░░░░░░░ when they were saying ░░░░░░░░ want to work what ░░░░░░░░ actually meant was nobody ░░░░░░░░ to work for the ░░░░░░░░ wages that we were ░░░░░░░░ to pay them And ░░░░░░░░ they were able to ░░░░░░░░ this the whole time ░░░░░░░░ just took some pressure ░░░░░░░░ the workers to force ░░░░░░░░ hand And look I ░░░░░░░░ that some restaurants can ░░░░░░░░ afford to pay their ░░░░░░░░ so much but I ░░░░░░░░ believe that that s ░░░░░░░░ responsibility as a business ░░░░░░░░ to figure it out ░░░░░░░░ if you need more ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ adding a side of ░░░░░░░░ to the Ben you ░░░░░░░░ America you can charge ░░░░░░░░ you want and customers ░░░░░░░░ pay for it if ░░░░░░░░ s guac Seafood Indian ░░░░░░░░ side of guac Guac ░░░░░░░░ you re already boiling ░░░░░░░░ t need advice from ░░░░░░░░ player If your business ░░░░░░░░ only get by on ░░░░░░░░ backs of workers who ░░░░░░░░ t that s not ░░░░░░░░ sustainable business because everyone ░░░░░░░░ a job that less ░░░░░░░░ afford the necessities of ░░░░░░░░ housing healthcare and at ░░░░░░░░ one net flick All ░░░░░░░░ after the break, Roy