Omaha Steve's Labor Group

Improving working conditions and better pay go hand-in-hand.

I didn't mean to imply they don't need to do both ... although if you pay people $30/hr instead of $15/hr, they're gonna put up with more shit to make that money.

So it becomes a balancing act for them to some degree. Some of each will likely be necessary, I concur

But since this is a localized analysis specific to 'where they need workers', with parameters involving distance from facilities, etc? I'd argue that the most important factor in expanding the radius away from your facilities from which workers are willing to come and work (and thus the population of potential workers) ... is probably most directly tied to 'what are you paying me to commute that distance all the time'? With 'conditions' being a close second.

MHO.