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Why are GWI stagnant when starting wages are 30% higher?
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<blockquote data-quote="noazrk" data-source="post: 3673205" data-attributes="member: 22243"><p>I'm not blaming FT workers for PT concerns not being addressed in a tentative contract, all scrutiny is addressed to Denis T and his committee. Thus, I don't understand the comment "Your PT raise isn't very high because the poor don't pay taxes". Why would the bargaining committee be ok with weak raises and no catch-up raises just because of what tax brackets we're in? I don't remember much resistance to the contract 5 years ago, a .70 raise based on $10 starting wage seemed ok. Now the same raise based on a $14 starting wage just doesn't make sense. Neither does keeping people who've been here four years at the new starting rate. From the older guys I talked to the starting wage has been fairly similar for the last 20 years so this is new territory. Maybe there was apathy and silence before, I'm trying to change that in my hub at least. I handed out flyers today to all the part-timers coming in letting them know about the contract meeting, I am realistic knowing we'll be lucky to have 15% representation down there but at least the two stewards will be there!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="noazrk, post: 3673205, member: 22243"] I'm not blaming FT workers for PT concerns not being addressed in a tentative contract, all scrutiny is addressed to Denis T and his committee. Thus, I don't understand the comment "Your PT raise isn't very high because the poor don't pay taxes". Why would the bargaining committee be ok with weak raises and no catch-up raises just because of what tax brackets we're in? I don't remember much resistance to the contract 5 years ago, a .70 raise based on $10 starting wage seemed ok. Now the same raise based on a $14 starting wage just doesn't make sense. Neither does keeping people who've been here four years at the new starting rate. From the older guys I talked to the starting wage has been fairly similar for the last 20 years so this is new territory. Maybe there was apathy and silence before, I'm trying to change that in my hub at least. I handed out flyers today to all the part-timers coming in letting them know about the contract meeting, I am realistic knowing we'll be lucky to have 15% representation down there but at least the two stewards will be there! [/QUOTE]
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