BakerMayfield2018
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I hate the feel sorry for yourself mentally these days. It's still America. You work hard enough, you can become whatever your willing to work hard enough for.
Contract raises vs. state minimum wage
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Coldworld
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The problem is not the mom and pop companies.... many on my route which do pay quite a bit more than minimum wage.... many have healthcare and some give nice profit sharing or Christmas bonuses... the problem are large multi national corporations that make huge profits trying to get by paying their employees peanuts...that's the issue... and yes they can certainly afford to pay their employees many more dollars an hour higher than minimum wage!!!
BakerMayfield2018
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Coldworld
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That's a little creepy....
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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I have been told that they take our published rate charts (before any discounts) and basically take 10% off across the board.
Faceplanted
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If companies reduced the massive gap between upper managment and the actual workers they would be able to pay workers more. Share holders and massive massive unnecessary profits is the problem with this world.
Corporate greed is the issue with fair wages.
Corporate greed is the issue with fair wages.
Faceplanted
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When the vast majority of jobs pay poverty wages, even for those with 4 year degrees we have an issue
PT Car Washer
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Where am I going to find another PT job that pays $33.60/hr, 7 weeks paid vacation, free healthcare and a pension to stand around watching a young PT sup work?
Mugarolla
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If the company is willing to pay you that, and you are happy with your pay, stay right where you are at.
I was actually referring to the people making $10/hr complaining about their low pay. If the company is not willing to pay you anymore, and you think you deserve more, go find another job.
It is not the governments job to tell a company how much to pay an employee.
Mugarolla
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DriveInDriveOut
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43 million people in poverty according to your link. Vast majority of jobs or not, that's a freaking embarrassment for this country.
MAKAVELI
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Um yes it is. Otherwise that $10 would probably be $5.
Mugarolla
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I agree.
Although it is not the vast majority, it is still too many.
But the answer is not raising the minimum wage. It does not work.
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W
What The Hawk?
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BOOM. Just keeps getting better doesn't it?
Mugarolla
Light 'em up!
Um, no it`s not.
It`s the market, the companies and the unions who should decide, not the government.
UPS is already running into the problem of keeping employees at $10/hr.
They may have to increase their wages without the help of the government to keep employees.
DriveInDriveOut
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All thanks to those greedy workers, always demanding more!
W
What The Hawk?
Guest
Want everything handed to you and you want it all the easy way..
DriveInDriveOut
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UPS compensates new hires at far more than $10 an hour, the amount paid into health and welfare probably exceeds the hourly wage. The problem is people are short-sighted.
DriveInDriveOut
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More like fair days pay for a fair days work.
You should be on the negotiating team for management come contract time.
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