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Now that rail workers are receiving pay increases of 24% how much y’all asking?
Posted on 9/16/22 at 9:05 am
Posted on 9/16/22 at 9:05 am
It’s easy to understand why rail workers asked for and will receive a 24% pay increase with an immediate 14% increase. Let’s consider the pay increase other workers have received since the Covid19 pandemic.
Fast foods workers are making 30-40% more per hour since the Covid19 pandemic, warehouse workers and many service sector workers have received similar pay increases.
For those of you who are not business owners how much of a pay raise do you think you can get out of your employer? If you’re a business owner how much have you raised the price for your services or goods?
I said a few days ago there are millions of Americans under union representation and there are a lot of union contracts that were in place pre Covid19 that are expiring…..look for similar demands from these unions….this inflation tsunami is just getting started.
LET’S GO BRANDON!!!!
Fast foods workers are making 30-40% more per hour since the Covid19 pandemic, warehouse workers and many service sector workers have received similar pay increases.
For those of you who are not business owners how much of a pay raise do you think you can get out of your employer? If you’re a business owner how much have you raised the price for your services or goods?
I said a few days ago there are millions of Americans under union representation and there are a lot of union contracts that were in place pre Covid19 that are expiring…..look for similar demands from these unions….this inflation tsunami is just getting started.
LET’S GO BRANDON!!!!
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Posted on 9/16/22 at 9:07 am to Bass Tiger
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30-40% more per hour since the Covid19 pandemic
I traveled this week and noticed that the starting pay at fast food places had dropped back to around $10 per hour from $15 to $16 earlier...
Posted on 9/16/22 at 9:10 am to Bass Tiger
I have t had a raise in 3 years at this point I am just happy our company is making payroll and the checks haven’t bounced.
Posted on 9/16/22 at 9:11 am to Bass Tiger
As a business owner, we have the same staff as we had before covid with only annual 3-5% merit raises were given. Didn't have to fire anyone and everyone knows that costs have gone up, lead times delayed and our profit margins shrank slightly due to increased raw material costs and fixed contracts that we already had.
We are definitely fortunate in the grand scheme of things. Industries always cower to the loudest instead of fighting on principle.
We are definitely fortunate in the grand scheme of things. Industries always cower to the loudest instead of fighting on principle.
Posted on 9/16/22 at 9:11 am to Bass Tiger
8% for me. I was promoted. 
Posted on 9/16/22 at 9:12 am to Bass Tiger
Construction wages have been flat for the last 20 years. Something has to shake soon, $18 an hour is no longer a living wage.
Posted on 9/16/22 at 9:13 am to Jsand43
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living wage.
And, what is a living wage?
Posted on 9/16/22 at 9:13 am to Bass Tiger
Everybody on TD agrees unions don’t serve a useful purpose in 2022, and since productive workers prefer negotiating based on their effort and ability, I think 24% should be the floor for all the non-union folk out there.
Posted on 9/16/22 at 9:14 am to The Maj
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I traveled this week and noticed that the starting pay at fast food places had dropped back to around $10 per hour from $15 to $16 earlier...
I'm in the KC area, I'll see if I can verify that's the case here with fast food workers, I know some of the warehouses still have hiring signs that offer $21/hour starting wage...pre COVID19 those warehouses were paying $13/hour. Here's one thing we know...the fast food restaurants that drop wages from $15/hour ain't dropping their menu prices which are up 30% since the COVID19 pandemic.
Posted on 9/16/22 at 9:14 am to The Maj
Right now, in a single income situation, at least $25 and hour. Have you been to the grocery store lately?
Posted on 9/16/22 at 9:16 am to Bass Tiger
I’m not an economist or socialist I just feel like if worker productivity and profit continues to climb then you can afford to invest in your workforce a little bit.
Otherwise your competitor will scoop them up and cost you more in the long run.
Otherwise your competitor will scoop them up and cost you more in the long run.
Posted on 9/16/22 at 9:16 am to Jsand43
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Construction wages have been flat for the last 20 years. Something has to shake soon
Your answer lies to the south.
Posted on 9/16/22 at 9:18 am to Jsand43
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at least $25 and hour
So, every job in this country should have a floor of $25 per hour? In every locale, regardless?
Posted on 9/16/22 at 9:19 am to Bass Tiger
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I'll see if I can verify that's the case here with fast food workers
It was something I just noticed... Some of the Bojangles had advertised shift managers at $18 per hour and are back in the $15 range...
Chicken plants are advertising $17 for day shift and $18.50 for night... still...
Wal-Mart distribution center advertises for $20 to $24. depending on shift...
Posted on 9/16/22 at 9:20 am to Bass Tiger
It's called INFLATION!
Posted on 9/16/22 at 9:20 am to The Maj
Did I say that, dipshit? I'm talking about skilled construction labor. Plumbing companies are still paying their top guys $25 an hour, while charging customers $150 an hour.
Posted on 9/16/22 at 9:22 am to Bass Tiger
My pay has gone up 40% since the pandemic, not including some new vehicle perks
If you haven't taken advantage of the new dynamics in the work force then that's on you
You might be asking the wrong question. Staying with your current employer isn't necessarily the best move.
If you haven't taken advantage of the new dynamics in the work force then that's on you
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For those of you who are not business owners how much of a pay raise do you think you can get out of your employer?
You might be asking the wrong question. Staying with your current employer isn't necessarily the best move.
Posted on 9/16/22 at 9:22 am to Jsand43
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Did I say that, dipshit?
Oh testy are we...
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Plumbing companies are still paying their top guys $25 an hour, while charging customers $150 an hour.
Well you should start your own plumbing company then...
You mentioned "living wage", maybe you don't understand what a living wage is and how it is used by the left to push their economic plans/policies...
Posted on 9/16/22 at 9:23 am to bayoudude
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I have t had a raise in 3 years at this point I am just happy our company is making payroll and the checks haven’t bounced.
Might want to look for a new company
Posted on 9/16/22 at 9:24 am to Jsand43
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Construction wages have been flat for the last 20 years. Something has to shake soon, $18 an hour is no longer a living wage.
Depends on what field of construction
No one that is skilled labor in industrial construction is making 18 an hour.
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