And with all that warning, they still were not able to pay enough to hire unemployed Americans more than willing to pick berries. Of course, legal workers would expect the legal minimum wage. But paying that would be too burdensome.
Bingo! We have a winner.
Since slave labor is out, berry farmers might consider it’s time to modernize and develop berry picking machines! You’ll need fewer pickers, but you’ll need smarter people to run and maintain the equipment. Production will go up, but you’ll have to pay realistic wages to Americans.
Tried to hire anybody (legal or not) to do manual labor in your fields, have you? Please see my post to Racer1 further down the thread.
Bingo! We have a winner.
Since slave labor is out, berry farmers might consider it’s time to modernize and develop berry picking machines! You’ll need fewer pickers, but you’ll need smarter people to run and maintain the equipment. Production will go up, but you’ll have to pay realistic wages to Americans.