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> For the majority of America there's no such thing as negotiating wages. What makes you say that? According to the first report I found via Google [1], worke
by edanm 8y ago
> For the majority of America there's no such thing as negotiating wages.
What makes you say that?
According to the first report I found via Google [1], workers who earn minimum wage make up about 2.3% of the labor force. Wouldn't that imply that almost all employees have at least some bargaining power?
Note: the report seems to only talk about workers paid hourly, I assume the statistic is no worse for full-time employees.
[1]: https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2017/home.htm https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2017/home.htm
- noobermin 8y agoThat's the federal minimum wage...a lot of states and cities have minimum wages above the federal minimum wage.