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Many conservatives believe that highschoolers should be paid less for the same labor. This is a very common idea especially in the south. There is nobody to fig
by melony 5y ago
Many conservatives believe that highschoolers should be paid less for the same labor. This is a very common idea especially in the south. There is nobody to fight for that particular group except themselves. Unions just see them as competition. It is no wonder that they complain about their first job.
- ativzzz 5y agoAustralia has a "junior pay rate" where people under 21 can be paid less than minimum wage despite doing the same work. Sure you could argue they're less productive, but if you're doing minimum wage work I doubt it. https://www.fairwork.gov.au/pay-and-wages/minimum-wages/junior-pay-rates https://www.fairwork.gov.au/pay-and-wages/minimum-wages/juni...
- melony 5y agoExactly, everyone wants to oppress the juniors and use them as cheap labor. It is no wonder that they do not want the job. Seniority without real increase in productivity or merit is why unions are so unpopular.
- xupybd 5y agoI worked in NZ on a youth rate. It was $4.80 in the late 90s. The adult min wage was around $10. There was a team of 5 of us that would come in and clean a factory on Saturday. It worked well for me. I loved the extra money and had no expenses of my own. I now work in the upper tier of a similar factory. I discussed with our operations manager getting in some school aged workers to clean. It doesn't work out to be cost effective. We can just get the guys on the floor to clean up. As the guys on the floor cost the same and have already been trained and issued all the required safety equipment.