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T@T · 05-05-2013, 02:19 PM

I'm all for getting rid of unions but how do you ensure fair wages? Look at truck drivers for example, 25 years ago I drove truck and made $18.80/hr under the teamsters union, from memory I think dock workers back then made about a dollar or so less. I see help wanted signs for dock workers today for $16.00/hr

Now that the teamsters are basically gone from Canada if I were to look for the same job I would be lucky to earn $22.00/hr, using an inflation calculator this job should pay somewhere around $34.00/hr. It's a travesty IMO.

One thing unions do/did was keep wages strong according to inflation.

05-05-2013, 02:19 PM	#14
T@T Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Aug 2002 Exp:	I'm all for getting rid of unions but how do you ensure fair wages? Look at truck drivers for example, 25 years ago I drove truck and made $18.80/hr under the teamsters union, from memory I think dock workers back then made about a dollar or so less. I see help wanted signs for dock workers today for $16.00/hr Now that the teamsters are basically gone from Canada if I were to look for the same job I would be lucky to earn $22.00/hr, using an inflation calculator this job should pay somewhere around $34.00/hr. It's a travesty IMO. One thing unions do/did was keep wages strong according to inflation.