That is what the soda bottling plant paid back in '96.
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Asafum@feddit.nl 8 hours ago
The answer is pay…
I live in a VHCOL area and the factory that I work at is still looking to hire people at $17/hr… That’s taco Bell wages. Hell at this point that’s less than taco bell wages around here…
nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 8 hours ago
Asafum@feddit.nl 8 hours ago
I feel like this is one of the major issues we face when it comes to pay. The people setting the prices are stuck living in 2000 thinking they’re offering a good wage, then “The Market” does it’s thing and every asshat looks at every other asshats offerings and sets their wages similarly…
Fredselfish@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
To be fair the factory in town in paying me 24.24 an hour and it still isn’t enough to deal with the damage it is doing to my body. I am already looking for another job. And this shit union, but goddamn at 45 can’t do it. Also it reported that it will be 120 to 130 degrees Fahrenheit this summer is inside. Also working 12 hour switch shifts suck too.
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 4 hours ago
The temperature thing seems like it should be fixable and the union should call for it.
Fredselfish@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Unfortunately my union is fucking weak. They just had a new contract negotiated. In it they caved to the company only wanting to give a 2.36% raise and oh they voted that new hires like me get zero raise. Also the health benefits suck. Really not great union.
Raiderkev@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Yep, our techs make like $28 to start, but when in n out workers make $23, is it even worth it?
VitoRobles@lemmy.today 4 hours ago
I was in a teacher conference and some parents were flipping out that she wasn’t providing after school support to their dipshit child. She pointed out she makes 41k.
That’s $20.50 an hour. She could work at Costco for $30 an hour.