tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624561982769901130.post351409785398561826..comments2023-04-16T06:03:35.346-07:00Comments on The Scoop ( Beta): 'When did the industry stop beating its spouse?'Sonya Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00117564843486883430noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624561982769901130.post-34409739840584939382006-09-18T11:47:00.000-07:002006-09-18T11:47:00.000-07:00I am an industry professional (a cook) and I am a ...I am an industry professional (a cook) and I am a Democrat. For over 13 years, I have endured a lack of health insurance, inconsideration for single parents and downright chauvenism. But I stuck with it because cooking is my passion, but to have the NRA take a overall stand against health care mandates, higher wages and other issues in the industry irritates me when there is such a shortage of good, strong, and experienced workers. The hospitality industry is perhaps the largest industry in the world but it is also the one with the least amount of living wage jobs and offered or even affordable healthcare. I am an advocate of mandated healthcare and I am an advocate of higher wage jobs. One of the reason this industry has a hard time holding on to employees is the lack of either of these.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com