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Farm Operations Support Act would freeze H-2A wages
Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House would give farmers some relief on labor costs this year.
“It’s simply a pause that would give some relief to those growers so they can get through this cycle, stay in business, stay viable while we continue to try to come up with longer-term solutions,” he explains.
The Department of Labor in July is expected to release adjusted rates based on the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey results. Kildee says his legislation could supersede additional increases.
“We support making sure that these wages do continue to rise in a manner that’s competitive, but what we don’t want to do is have our growers priced right out of the market and that’s what we’re fearful that this would do,” he says.
Kildee says the bill is an attempt to provide short-term relief before the Farm Workforce Modernization Act can be picked back up.
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