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<blockquote data-quote="Bagels" data-source="post: 1162686" data-attributes="member: 43436"><p>Sorry, but my facts are accurate, yours are not.</p><p></p><p>As I wrote, at the conclusion of the contract, drivers will be in the 5%. $94K in annual wages alone places them in the top 7%, toss in no-cost benefits & pension contributions, it moves them into the top 5%. </p><p></p><p>Secondly, over the life of the contract, the raise is well over 2%, considering FT work an average of 45 hrs/week (according to the IBT - I'm willing to bet the number is higher for most). </p><p></p><p>Thirdly, as you start to earn more $$$, absolute percentages begin to drop. A new PTer earning the same raise as a FTer would see an 8% spike in annual compensation. There are very, very, very few professionals (the number's probably in the single digits) earning $70K/year who earn a 2% annual pay increase alongside a zero percent increase in health care contributions.</p><p></p><p>The median wage, FWIW, for a FT employee over the age of 25 in the USA is $43,000/year. That same employee contributes an average of $4300/year (10% of his pre-tax income) toward his family health insurance. And that health insurance has an average deductible of about $1,000; doctor visits cost an average of $30 and specialists $40.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bagels, post: 1162686, member: 43436"] Sorry, but my facts are accurate, yours are not. As I wrote, at the conclusion of the contract, drivers will be in the 5%. $94K in annual wages alone places them in the top 7%, toss in no-cost benefits & pension contributions, it moves them into the top 5%. Secondly, over the life of the contract, the raise is well over 2%, considering FT work an average of 45 hrs/week (according to the IBT - I'm willing to bet the number is higher for most). Thirdly, as you start to earn more $$$, absolute percentages begin to drop. A new PTer earning the same raise as a FTer would see an 8% spike in annual compensation. There are very, very, very few professionals (the number's probably in the single digits) earning $70K/year who earn a 2% annual pay increase alongside a zero percent increase in health care contributions. The median wage, FWIW, for a FT employee over the age of 25 in the USA is $43,000/year. That same employee contributes an average of $4300/year (10% of his pre-tax income) toward his family health insurance. And that health insurance has an average deductible of about $1,000; doctor visits cost an average of $30 and specialists $40. [/QUOTE]
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