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In reply to the discussion: What I like to tell my RW friends regarding their "working HARDER to EARN a better wage" chestnut - [View all]bearssoapbox
(1,408 posts)From $27.00 to $18.00/hr. and he said the companies attitude was "just be glad that you have a job and the $9.00 was all that his pay was cut. Others in the company were hit harder. They say it's because they "lost a contract".
He's retired army, been with them since retirement, about 10-11 years, and doing about the same work for them as he did in the army. He says he has to stay with them because he's been with them this long. They are also helping out their 2 kids.
They should be thinking about real retirement in a few years and not getting less and less money the longer he works.
My sister admits that they are used to living on the higher wage so she's going to cut back. But dammit, they shouldn't have to think about cutting back just because the company decides to cut pay and the employees that still have a job should line up and kiss their asses for the privilege of working for them.
They live in KY. The Ft. Knox, Radcliff, Etown area. Sis says the economy is shaky around there and that's another reason he doesn't say anything about the pay cut.
I don't blame him but it still isn't right.
Sure, they could change a few things but the overall thing to me is that it just isn't right. You don't put in years of work, then work harder, for less pay!
My brother-in-law, an R, says the owners are hardcore Tea Party. Sis is a Dem and boy is she PISSED!
She says that they'll get along though.
That's all the damn rethugs and teabaggers want! Everyone to just 'get along'. As long as the rich get richer, that's all that counts.