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sacramento.cbslocal.com...
“If we can’t change the way we’re doing business, we’re at risk,” said Brad Goehring, a fourth-generation wine grape grower in Lodi.
The state has been struggling with this farm labor shortage issue for years, but it’s gotten to a point where farmers are fed-up.
Goehring is among the growing number of agricultural businessmen in California who have tried a number of strategies to lure workers. From putting ads in the paper to offering benefits- such as health insurance and 401(k)s, Goehring has even increased pay on certain jobs up to $22 an hour.
“Really nothing seems to work when you raise your wages, the guy next door raises his—just keeps going up,” he said.
And springtime is when the labor shortage hits the hardest.
“We had to pick and choose vineyards that were gonna forego certain operations, those are the hard decisions we have to make, and we lose a lot of sleep over it,” said Goehring.
originally posted by: xuenchen
Sounds like a great opportunity for the chronically unemployed.
Get to work you bums !!!
originally posted by: Butterfinger
Shouldn't have based your workforce on illegals if this is true. Serves them right for trying to profit off of cheap imported brown laborers.
Get American teens and homeless in the fields to learn a hard days work and a chance to be proud of it, at minimum wage.
originally posted by: Grambler
originally posted by: xuenchen
Sounds like a great opportunity for the chronically unemployed.
Get to work you bums !!!
I agree.
Part of the problem is that many people would rather live without employment than work a difficult job.
If it was harder to live a comfortable life off of the government, people would jump at these jobs.
originally posted by: seasonal
a reply to: Butterfinger
Why min wage?