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BobbyBoring

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16. The decline of unions causes this.

Mon Nov 24, 2014, 06:52 PM

Nov 2014

In the late 70s, early 80s, I was in the carpenters union in D.C.. Our scale at that time was $11.75 or thereabouts. Plumbers and electricians made more. Even laborers made $8.00+.

The non union shops were forced to be competitive just to stay around. You could actually live! Not royalty, but you got by fairly well.

Since St. Ronnie, it's been a race to the bottom for wage earners. He really fucked us good!

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K and R bigwillq Nov 2014 #1

K&R.... daleanime Nov 2014 #2

Underpaid and undervalued. sheshe2 Nov 2014 #3

I'm working in a store right now shenmue Nov 2014 #4

Yep... davidthegnome Nov 2014 #8

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+1 C Moon Nov 2014 #14

K&R! Sherman A1 Nov 2014 #12

Only 10.1%??? How are they defining "poverty", here? Odin2005 Nov 2014 #15

The decline of unions causes this. BobbyBoring Nov 2014 #16

Was in WDC when Dutch was elected and inaugurated. Could not believe it, even appalachiablue Nov 2014 #18

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