The Pandemic Has Increased Worker Value Among Employers, but Help Still Needed to Address Shortage

October 29, 2021, Up North News

Speakers gathered at an event Thursday in Eau Claire to discuss the current situation, said a growing number of businesses in the city are raising pay and offering other benefits to bring in new employees and retain existing ones. The event was put on by the group Opportunity Wisconsin, which has criticized Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Oshkosh) for supporting a law that rewards companies that ship Wisconsin jobs to foreign nations.