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Public sector jobs on average pay over 10% less than comparable private sector jobs, and even unions don't fully eliminate that pay gap. [0] You're cherry picki
by ineedasername 5y ago
Public sector jobs on average pay over 10% less than comparable private sector jobs, and even unions don't fully eliminate that pay gap. [0] You're cherry picking specific jobs & unions to paint a false narrative: Police & teachers' unions don't tell the whole story.
Barriers to competition is a separate topic and worthy of discussion, but on the issue of overall pay rates relative to private sector workers you are simply wrong.
[0] https://www.epi.org/publication/unions-public-sector-pay-gap/#:~:text=Pay%20gap%20is%20the%20difference,and%20year%20using%20regression%20analysis https://www.epi.org/publication/unions-public-sector-pay-gap....
- CryptoPunk 5y agoThe EPI is a mouthpiece for unions. It's heavily funded by public sector unions. Nothing that comes from them is credible. The fact is an increasing proportion of top 10% income earners are unionized public sector workers, and the pay gap between public sector and private sector workers has indeed increased. Look at the gap between federal and private workers for example: https://www.cato.org/tax-budget-bulletin/federal-pay-outpaces-private-sector-pay https://www.cato.org/tax-budget-bulletin/federal-pay-outpace...