I don't understand the reasoning.
If the inflation is up, why won't the employees demand more wage to cover the rising cost? It isn't like Applebee is a high-sought after career, isn't it?
If the inflation is up, why won't the employees demand more wage to cover the rising cost? It isn't like Applebee is a high-sought after career, isn't it?
Same reason exploitive employers oppose increasing the minimum wage, single payer, etc. Keeping people wretched means a steady supply of new bodies if the ones you're employing start thinking they can negotiate.
The talk to exploit the high gas prices to their benefits sound nothing but delusional.
These are not employees who get paid time off and can take days off to go looking for other jobs/interview.
Meaning any time they take to find another job might be eating into their finances even more, and really be more of the same (e.g., another restaurant).
Alternatively, they're projecting more people will need second jobs and take the lower wages if offered.