Deal would cut work force at Harley's York plant by half Nov 21, 2009
The weighted average wage rate under the proposed agreement across all wage classifications would be $24 ... The weighted average wage rate for new employees would be $19. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
SEPTA wants to stay out of the strike zone Oct 27, 2009
Employees pay 1 percent of a 40-hour work week salary times their hourly wage rate as a co-pay for health and welfare benefits. TWU 234 President Willie Brown could not be reached for comment. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Lawmakers question GM, Chrysler carhauler moves Oct 9, 2009
"Although cutting costs is a necessary measure, I expect that you will not base your decision exclusively on which operators pay their employees the lowest wage rate.". Rep. (ABC 7 News, DC)
State's minimum wage wont rise in 2010 Oct 3, 2009
30 hourly minimum wage rate steady in 2010, the state Department of Commerce said this week ... The state's hourly minimum wage rate this year is a more than 4 percent increase over the $7 rate set for 2008 ... To download more information on next year's minimum wage rate, click. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Recovery on the right track Oct 3, 2009
And the official numbers could sometimes under-report this fact, as it only takes into account individuals who are available for work at the current wage rate and are actively seeking jobs but could not find one. It does not, for instance, count those who have given up looking for jobs and those are voluntarily unemployed. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Boston Hyatts swap outsourcing firms Oct 2, 2009
Last week, Hyatt offered its former housekeepers, who were fired Aug. 31, jobs with Chicago-based United with their old wage rate guaranteed until the end of 2010. The majority of the housekeepers have rejected the offer, saying they want their old jobs back. (Boston Globe)
Hyatt offers 98 cleaners new jobs Sep 26, 2009
Hyatt said those who accept the positions will be paid at their full Hyatt wage rate through the end of next year. Those who don t take the jobs will be offered training and career assistance and will receive their Hyatt wages through the end of March or until they land a permanent job. (Boston Globe)
Union sets Thursday 'furlough day' -- or strike? Sep 25, 2009
" Therefore, I assume using simple math that the average union employee makes $117,899.30 per year. The math $281,000 saved for one day furlough according to the union DIVIDED by 617 workers on furlough for the day = $455 pay per worker savings. Annualizing the pay, I assume that the $455 per day pay divided by 8 hours equals $56.92 a per hour wage rate times that by 2071 hours (average hours for these workers worked per year) equals an average union worker being paid $117,899.30. What is the... (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Union strikes in Palo Alto Sep 25, 2009
92 a per hour wage rate times that by 2071 hours (average hours for these workers worked per year) equals an average union worker being paid $117,899. 30. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Governor threatens a Hyatt boycott Sep 24, 2009
After the meeting, Patrick addressed the state s staff reductions and how they differed from the Hyatt s. We haven t had our workers training their replacements at a fraction of the wage rate, he said. Katie Johnston Chase can be reached at ; Megan Woolhouse can be reached at. (Boston Globe)
Company that provided waterproofing services at Danvers middle school indicted Sep 11, 2009
This type of work requires payment at the masonry/waterproofing prevailing wage rate ... The required wage rate is based on the occupational classification for type of work they perform. (Danvers Herald, MA)
INSIDE WASHINGTON: A lawmaker's long reach Sep 6, 2009
"They won't go for the jobs at the wage rate that's present on Guam currently, but for the prevailing Hawaiian wage, a lot of them would.". Abercrombie's amendments were part of House legislation setting defense priorities for the coming years. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
* Real income hits 1996 level: DGBAS Aug 26, 2009
Cheng said, however, that negative growth in the average wage rate would not last forever. The negative growth nightmare will be gone as soon as the domestic economy bottoms out from its quagmire and unemployment drops, Cheng said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
Contracting out street maintenance could provide big savings for cash-strapped Lodi Aug 16, 2009
G. Wiman wrote on Aug 11, 2009 7:42 AM:" From the City Website: Street Maintenance worker 3 (superviser) pays from $20.20 to 24.55 per hour. State Department of industrial relations prevailing wage rate for: backhoe operator $32.38 per hour plus $21.22 for benefits. For laborer $28.89 per hour plus $14.26 per hour for benefits. This is what the City is legally required to pay contractors. The reason more items are contracted out by both the CIty and state is because they do not have the staff to... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Washington's wanton negligence Jul 31, 2009
The U.S. government is treating the southern border of this country like it were I-20 from Augusta to Atlanta: just another highway. Let the traffic go on. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Video of robbery released Jul 31, 2009
ATLANTA --- Video released Thursday captures the apparent robbery of former boxing champion Vernon Forrest, who was shot and killed a short time later, and Atlanta police hope the footage leads them to as many as four suspects. Lt. Keith Meadows said police believe at least three and possibly four people were involved in Saturday night's robbery and homicide. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Death a blow to Forrest's inspiration Jul 31, 2009
Of all the boxing lessons and impressions Bennie Heard left on Vernon Forrest, he regrets not speaking up about the consequences of pride. Heard was the inspiration for the young Forrest in the Augusta Boxing Club gym and the bond between them survived the nearly 21 years Heard spent in prison for killing a man with a gun. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Business owners prepare for increase in minimum wage Jul 29, 2009
25 per hour because the federal minimum wage rate is increasing. The business is doing well, Norton says, but you don t want to have to worry about extra expenses. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Employers look to hold down prices after minimum-wage hike Jul 27, 2009
For tipped employees, they must be paid half of the state minimum wage rate, but if the tipped employee does not make up the other half of the minimum wage in tips, the employer is required to pay the difference. At Capital 8 Theatres, operated by Goodrich Theaters, around 30 employees would be in line to see an increase. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
New federal minimum wage a slight boost in Phila. area Jul 26, 2009
Federal law increased the hourly minimum wage rate from $6. 55 to $7. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Bachtel: Jobs not immediate answer to problems Jul 26, 2009
The average wage rate for a worker in Athens-Clarke is $700 a week compared to $811 for the state average in 2008 ... If this strategy is not employed, all we will do is continue to have some of the lowest wage rates in Georgia. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Minimum wage hike may harm as much as help Jul 25, 2009
"I know it would be better for the workers to get a higher wage rate, but it's actually going to cause that unemployment rate to rise, and we want to be going in the other direction. It's probably a bad time to do that." The minimum wage increase could also cause product prices to increase, McIntyre said ... "If there's no minimum wage, that wage rate is going to be extremely low if you don't have a lot of competition between businesses," McIntyre said. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
Missouri minimum wage goes up Jul 25, 2009
Starting today, Missouri employers with an annual gross income of $500,000 or more are required to pay employees the increased state minimum wage rate of $7 ... Missouri s minimum wage rate increased by 20 cents from $7 ... 25 because the federal minimum wage rate increase went into effect today, and state law requires Missouri s rate to match. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Heart of the matter Jul 22, 2009
Trinity to bring in cardiac services 072209 - The Augusta Chronicle. Trinity Hospital of Augusta will be getting the long-sought ability to perform certain heart procedures, but Doctors Hospital won't. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Last minimum wage hike to go in effect this week Jul 19, 2009
Minimum wage increased twice in Pennsylvania in 2007: from 5. 25 on Jan. 1 and up to 7. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
NDC Big and Small Lies Will Un-Make the Party Jul 12, 2009
They include 1) taking measures to arrest the fiscal deficit once the public wage rate increase for 2009 has been established and correct any deviations with regard to pro-poor targeted expenditures, 2) passing a freedom of information bill through parliament, 3) appointing a minister of state in charge of public sector reform, eliminating ghost workers from the Ghana Education Service payroll and other MDAs, 4) completing and approving an electricity sector financial recovery plan, 5)... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
NREGA is a promise half-kept Jul 12, 2009
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has promised in his budget speech that the real wage rate paid under NREGA will be Rs 100 per day ... The average wage rate paid is now a touch over Rs 85, but again that varies from around Rs 70 per person per day in states like Gujarat and Meghalaya to double that amount in Haryana. (India Times, India)
Another view: $10 billion add-on too much Jul 7, 2009
It has more than doubled the cost of the relocation by requiring that at least 70 percent of the construction force be U.S. citizens and that construction workers be paid at the Hawaiian prevailing wage rate, which is double to triple Guam's. The ostensible rationale is that Guam does not have a large enough workforce to meet the demand, and it is necessary to bring wage levels into a competitive range to attract U.S. workers. (Montana Standard, MT)
Washington Post editorial criticizes Abercrombie defense bill provision Jul 7, 2009
Under Abercrombie's provision, at least 70 percent of the construction force will have to be U.S. citizens and be paid at Hawaii's prevailing wage rate, which is double to triple Guam's. An initial estimate of construction expenses was near $300 million. (Honolulu Advertiser)
$535M World Bank loan conditionalities revealed Jul 6, 2009
Gabby explains, The synonym for 'conditionalities" here is actions. The proposed date for assessing government has fulfilled the conditionalities is in order to allow the second tranche to be released in October as scheduled. On the morning programme, which was simultaneously beamed life on Net2 TV, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko brandished 3 official documents from the World Bank, dated June 15, 2009, covering the $535m concessionary loan. He said the World Bank has, since the turn of... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Unemployment Is A Killer Disease Jun 20, 2009
The normal definition that economists use for the number of the labour force unemployed is those of working age who are without work but who are available for work at the current wage rates ... In the case those adults actively seeking for work but have not chanced on any, the cost is what they could potentially earn at the current wage rate. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
How low can you go? Struggling contractors slashing bids on public works projects Jun 17, 2009
Cowlitz1 wrote on Jun 16, 2009 11:39 AM:" mole: The Davis Bacon rates for this county are extremely high so that union shops can compete with non-union shops. The wage rates are based on a union scale and meant to allow union shops to get state and federal money. Thus, Flatbakman is correct, the high wage rates on this job are a direct result of union wages in this area. All union shops still need to provide documentation that their wage rates and fringe exceeds the prevailing wage rate though.... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Labor unions and the workers rights: Jun 16, 2009
The union rate is not automatically the prevailing wage rate. To simply submit the collectively bargained contract as "proof" the correct wage is being paid is a false assumption. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Spring Valley City Council 6-8 Jun 16, 2009
Approved the annual prevailing wage rate ordinance. Approved the proclamation of city of Spring Valley Census 2010. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Sales ailing, Twin Disc slashes costs by $25M (24) Jun 5, 2009
He said Twin Disc elected to idle production workers while keeping their wage rate the same instead of reducing their wages and not have enough work to keep them busy. The important thing is for a company to maintain its financial strength through bad and good times, Batten said. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
BER sees 150bp rate cut May 23, 2009
The BER sees South Africa''s nominal wage rate at an annual average 8. 3 percent in 2009 from 9. (iAfrica.com)
Former waiter sues Pigalls owner Martin Wade May 13, 2009
Waiters were paid an hourly rate of only half the federal minimum wage rate a practice that s common at restaurants. According to Strange s complaint, Pigall s required waiters to contribute an amount equal to 17 percent of their gross sales into a tip pool. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
PdC utility wants 61 percent water rate hike May 13, 2009
lacrosse tax payer wrote on May 13, 2009 2:22 AM:" I want a 61 percent wage rate hike!How does it feel to want?Morons in government just dont get it, do they? G6JI hope the taxpayers in PDC tell these idiots to do like the rest of us have to do, budget your money and make do with what you have, and if you dont have it dont spend it!!! ". PLEASE NOTE: Comments on stories that frequently update through the day disappear with each update. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Unions picket near Chinook Ventures offices May 1, 2009
Cowlitz1 wrote on Apr 30, 2009 12:54 PM:" CowlitzGal & KP - I don't think anyone is arguing that unions didn't have aplace at one time. However, now the concessions that the unions fought for in the early 20th century have been codified by law. Currently, unions seem to do very little except drive wage rates beyond a realistic level. These wage increases and other concessions on the part of businesses have lead to an overall increase in the price of doing business in the US. This, in turn, leads... (Longview Daily News, WA)
What If Green Jobs Don't Pay? Apr 17, 2009
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says the average wage rate for production workers on manufacturing payrolls in durable goods industries is $18. 88 an hour. (Slate)
Commentary: Prevailing wages help local blue-collar workers Apr 16, 2009
The survey is done on a county by county basis and the corresponding prevailing wage rate is based on the results of the survey for each county. In other words, the prevailing wage is the predominant wage, with separate rates for residential and commercial construction, it is not necessarily the union wage and it is not 20 to 40 percent higher. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Union Slush Fund Revealed, Card Check Maneuvers Continue Apr 10, 2009
The State of Missouri or the federal government within the State of Missouri would establish a prevailing wage rate within the state of anywhere, from year to year, of $25-35 per hour to be paid for that task, Hoberock continued. We are bound by law to pay that effective rate. (Human Events Online)
Whose money is it - Talks break down between Local Union 91 of the Teamsters Union and Stock Transportation Apr 9, 2009
KINGSTON, ON, April 9 /CNW Telbec/ - Talks between the Teamsters and Stock Transportation broke off late last evening (Canada Newswire)
SAG, AFTRA Reach Tentative Commercial Accord Apr 2, 2009
The wage rate increase amounts to $36 million in the first year, and $21 million more for pension and health plan contributions. The contract also contains an agreement to launch a two-year study of whether gross ratings points should be used as a yardstick for compensating performers. (Multichannel News)
Commentary: Now is the time to tell legislators no more taxes Mar 27, 2009
To appease the unions, Gov. Doyle has proposed massively expanding what is known as the prevailing wage rate provision. Under current law, in cases where public funding is used in construction projects costing more than $150,000, workers must be a paid an inflated (prevailing) wage. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Paschall: Farmers must move quickly on farm income policy Mar 25, 2009
We have worked for 15 years to make things work better and get a reasonable wage rate out of the Department of Labor ... The department is wanting to resume standards in effect in 2008 that would require growers to pay the same wage rates as last year. (Murray Ledger & Times, KY)
Project labor agreements Mar 22, 2009
Passed in 1914, the legislation requires all bidders on public projects to pay their employees a wage rate based on union scale. Since state law mandates the project award to the low bidder, the prevailing wage levels the playing field and ensures that the low bid rewards managerial competence rather than unscrupulous labor practices. (Boston Globe)
Palin needs to block any bill boosting wages Mar 10, 2009
Following that, the wage rate would rise automatically to match inflation. The bill is politically popular and being pushed heavily by state Democrats, but it would spell disaster for the estimated 22,000 Alaskans who currently earn minimum wage. (Anchorage Daily News)
New Process Gear may have new life Mar 6, 2009
The proposed contract no longer contains a two-tier wage system and the lowest wage rate of 13 per hour has been taken off the table. The modified contract would allow Magna to require workers to use one week of vacation during the summer plant shutdown, if necessary. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Government isn't salvation, maybe not even a friend Mar 6, 2009
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