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“For many americans, being a grocery bagger or working in a fast food chain was their first job.”

We need legislators that will be open to new progressive legislation like online alcohol delivery for brick and mortar stores and expanded offerings to meet new demand and help grocers be competitive in the market. 6. The grocery industry works on both the federal and state levels to ensure that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program proactively benefits consumers and hunger in the community. We need lawmakers that will ensure that

we preserve consumer choice, stagger benefits, and eliminate fraud and improper payments without increasing the burden on the retail community. We need to ensure that these benefits are preserved in a retail format and Alabama receives the maximum benefits allowable for their customers. 7. In 2016, the Alabama Legislature passed the Alabama Minimum Wage and Right to Work Act. This was very important to the grocery industry as we

operate on an extremely competitive profit margin of less than one percent. These low entry wages are paid to first time workers, but they do not usually earn these wages for extended periods of time. These are important because they allow people to establish a track record, learn new skills, and advance over time to a better paying job. For many Americans, being a grocery bagger or working in a fast food chain was their first job. These are vital positions in our economy and we cannot make these positions so expensive that their hourly efforts to do justify their pay.

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