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Old 12-22-2008, 12:49 PM   #36
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Originally Posted by Cowboy89 View Post
Or conversely decades of having a monopoly on the supply of labor has led to years of employees making more than the market value for their services and thus the employers stalled on pay increases to keep their costs competitive. No one will work for a company if they are paying less than market wages. That's why a year or two ago Tim Horton's was paying $15/hr in some locations for employees.
So...You think unions drove up market demand and minimum wage expectations, and not the booming oil industry and private sector?

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