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The job market might be picking up, but with many companies offering the same low wages as before the pandemic, many workers aren’t in a rush to go back.

This hour, we talk about the future of low wage work. Many businesses are having to increase their wages and offer better benefits to attract workers.

We’ll hear from experts on the current post pandemic labor market.

Are you applying for a job? What are you looking for in your next employer?

We want to hear from you.

GUESTS
Scott Dolch - Executive Director, Connecticut Restaurant Association
Molly Kinder - Fellow at the Brookings Institution
Brandi Killoran - Owner of Birdcode Hot Chicken in West Hartford, Connecticut
Rob Baril - President of SEIU 1199

The job market might be picking up, but with many companies offering the same low wages as before the pandemic, many workers aren&rsquo;t in a rush to go back.
This hour, we talk about the future of low wage work. Many businesses are having to increase their wages and offer better benefits to attract workers.
We&rsquo;ll hear from experts on the current post pandemic labor market.
Are you applying for a job? What are you looking for in your next employer?
We want to hear from you.
GUESTS
<ul>
<li>Scott Dolch&nbsp;- Executive Director, Connecticut Restaurant Association</li>
<li>Molly Kinder&nbsp;- Fellow at the Brookings Institution</li>
<li>Brandi Killoran -&nbsp;Owner of Birdcode Hot Chicken in West Hartford, Connecticut</li>
<li>Rob Baril&nbsp;- President of SEIU 1199</li>
</ul>

Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

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