Independent photos by Ken Farver |
In La Placita’s kitchen, owner Edgardo Urbina (left), his brother Ricardo Urbina, and Martha Carranza work the lunch shift. Because of the difficulty of finding cooks, the Urbina brothers are doing the cooking. Edgardo Urbina said a couple of jobseekers asked to be paid in cash so that they could continue collecting unemployment. “No, I’m not going to do that,” he told them.
Employers struggle to fill post-pandemic positions
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Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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