Monthly Archives: August 2021

Highs and Lows

By |2024-01-05T22:21:30-06:00August 3, 2021|

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, our industry has been on a roller-coaster ride of highs and lows, with few smooth spots in between. No matter your place in the cleaning industry, you’ve undoubtedly faced your fair share of curveballs. The frequent twists and turns may seem discouraging at times, but, as Dave Ramsey, ...

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Cutting the Labor Gordian Knot

By |2024-01-05T22:21:30-06:00August 2, 2021|

In June of 2019, I wrote in ISSA Today how a tight labor market was creating challenges for the entire cleaning industry. Since then, many of the same forces, such as increased minimum wages and the absence of immigration reform, remain at play. Now, additional pressures related to COVID-19, such as federally enhanced unemployment, fear ...

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