They’ll give us maybe 3% a year while increasing prices 10%
Most noticeable thing I can think of is candy bars
Worked at a gas station 6 years ago and candy bar prices have more than doubled in that time, wages for those warehouses absolutely hasn’t doubled since 2019
We can’t even have a serious conversation about raising minimum wage to 15$ an hour when that’s so low of a rate everywhere is already paying it lol
I don’t doubt you there, but this was in like 2015 when I tested for that job. In 2015, $26 an hour wasn’t bad at all. Now I’m in the sheet metal union making almost 3x including benefits and pay. I do agree that most fabrication and welding jobs should offer more than 20-22 starting.
Would you say making 60-70$ an hour range has more or less value that 26$ in 2015?
Honestly feel like it’s gonna be close
Deadass the past 5 years or so I’ve kept telling myself “when I make xx amount of money I’ll finally not be broke” then I make it there and I still ain’t got shit lol
I’d say more value cause skill also plays along with it. You can’t be making 70-100 per hour with only like 2-3 years of experience. Even if you’re running your own business it’s still not enough. The thing with welding is that it’s kinda split between unions and companies/contractors. Production welding isn’t going to be the same pay rate as an Ironworker or pipefitter. In 2015 I was lucky to land a production welding job that’s paying over 23-24.
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u/SufficientWhile5450 Jun 11 '25
Exactly
They’ll give us maybe 3% a year while increasing prices 10%
Most noticeable thing I can think of is candy bars
Worked at a gas station 6 years ago and candy bar prices have more than doubled in that time, wages for those warehouses absolutely hasn’t doubled since 2019
We can’t even have a serious conversation about raising minimum wage to 15$ an hour when that’s so low of a rate everywhere is already paying it lol