Keep in mind that Publix and Wendy’s refuse to join the fair food program
Reblogging again for the links
Yeah. I was about to say. He’s that fast because he’s being paid by the pound, not by the hour. So he has to or else he won’t be able to make enough money to put food on the table.
The stupid part is that the labor is such a small part of the overall costs that they can be paid a decent wage without raising prices more than a few pennies.
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Under the program, tomato pickers may receive an extra $60 to $80 a week because of the penny-a-pound premium. That means a 20 to 35 percent weekly pay increase for these workers, who average about $8.75 an hour. The extra penny a pound means that participating companies together pay an additional $4 million a year for tomatoes.
“ That is ONE penny a year increase in tomato budget per person in the US. Also realize that a penny a pound to give a 20% to 35% increase means they were being paid 3 to 4 cents a pound before.