return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWages aren't keeping up with inflation, with some jobs falling further behind than otherswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down10cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldworkreform@lemmy.world
arrow-up1141arrow-down1external-linkWages aren't keeping up with inflation, with some jobs falling further behind than otherswww.cbsnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square12linkfedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldworkreform@lemmy.world
minus-squareSnowclone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up40·2 months agoThis has been the norm for all my working years.
minus-squareQuarterSwede@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 months agoYep. Best raise I ever got was 5%. Only beat inflation by moving up the ladder or, better, moving companies.
minus-squaredhhyfddehhfyy4673@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoMany, many decades worth of this, and yet people will still ardently defend inflationary monetary policy. Serious leopard face eating shit :/
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoInflation is just a scape-goat. The issue is a lack of worker bargaining power.
This has been the norm for all my working years.
Yep. Best raise I ever got was 5%. Only beat inflation by moving up the ladder or, better, moving companies.
Many, many decades worth of this, and yet people will still ardently defend inflationary monetary policy. Serious leopard face eating shit :/
Inflation is just a scape-goat. The issue is a lack of worker bargaining power.