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A job is worth what the market will bear.
Actions have consequences. A sub shop in Chicago was the target of a recent protest of workers wanting $15.00 an hour. The shop fired everyone, three days before Christmas, en masse, everyone got the can.
That's the way to deal with these kinds of protests.
Chicago sandwich shop fires all its staff in an EMAIL just days before Christmas | Mail Online
A Chicago sandwich shop has fired all its employees over email just days before Christmas.
Staff at Snarf's Sub Shop in River North received the bad news on Sunday night in a group email notifying them that the drastic action was effective immediately.
The company blamed 'increased competition and losses' for the firings.
Director of operations Doug Besant said in the email the restaurant will likely close for a month as they remodel and reconcept the business into a burger joint.
The River North Snarf's shop was closed for four days, from December 5 until December 8, as employees went on striking for higher wages and better benefits.
They joined workers of fast-food chains like McDonald's, Subway, Potbelly and others in a broader strike orchestrated by the Worker's Organizing Committee of Chicago.
A job is worth what the market will bear.
It really puzzles me that this is such a bizarre and foreign concept to so many people.
I would strongly support required fundamental economics courses in every year of high school. When a populace doesn't understand the painfully simple concept of "supply and demand", something has gone off the rails somewhere.
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If they weren't getting paid enough why not just quit and find a better job?
A job is worth what the market will bear.
It really puzzles me that this is such a bizarre and foreign concept to so many people.
I would strongly support required fundamental economics courses in every year of high school. When a populace doesn't understand the painfully simple concept of "supply and demand", something has gone off the rails somewhere.
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We don't live in a capitalistic society. If we did, all those banks would have failed and our tax dollars wouldn't have bailed them out. Our tax dollars would not provide benefits to corporations either. And our immigration wouldn't have increased to make up for our lower birth rate which would have raised the low skilled wages to much more than they are today.
A good solution to this is for people to not go to their business. Support living wage jobs for low wage workers.
It really puzzles me that this is such a bizarre and foreign concept to so many people.
I would strongly support required fundamental economics courses in every year of high school. When a populace doesn't understand the painfully simple concept of "supply and demand", something has gone off the rails somewhere.
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We don't live in a capitalistic society. If we did, all those banks would have failed and our tax dollars wouldn't have bailed them out. Our tax dollars would not provide benefits to corporations either. And our immigration wouldn't have increased to make up for our lower birth rate which would have raised the low skilled wages to much more than they are today.
A good solution to this is for people to not go to their business. Support living wage jobs for low wage workers.
Okay, I'm going to ask this question again - I've tried many times on many threads, and I never get an answer. One more shot, here's the (very typical) scenario:
We have a McDonald's in a city, county and state in which the cost of living is average for the country. At the low end of the pay scale, we have the following three people:
Mike, who is single and 18 and living with Mom & Dad. All his needs are paid for and he just wants some extra cash for the next four years of college.
John, who is 24 and never really gotten his act together. He is single but has run up credit card bills and online personal loans, he definitely likes to buy some weed now and then and needs to make quite a bit more than Mike.
Jeff, who is 32 with a wife and two kids to support. He just wants to take care of his family.
Each of them just got hired on at the low end of the totem pole. Their job is to put the salt on the french fries.
There's the scenario. What would you say the "living wage" should be? How much per hour?
$10? $12? $15? $20?
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We don't live in a capitalistic society. If we did, all those banks would have failed and our tax dollars wouldn't have bailed them out. Our tax dollars would not provide benefits to corporations either. And our immigration wouldn't have increased to make up for our lower birth rate which would have raised the low skilled wages to much more than they are today.
A good solution to this is for people to not go to their business. Support living wage jobs for low wage workers.
Okay, I'm going to ask this question again - I've tried many times on many threads, and I never get an answer. One more shot, here's the (very typical) scenario:
We have a McDonald's in a city, county and state in which the cost of living is average for the country. At the low end of the pay scale, we have the following three people:
Mike, who is single and 18 and living with Mom & Dad. All his needs are paid for and he just wants some extra cash for the next four years of college.
John, who is 24 and never really gotten his act together. He is single but has run up credit card bills and online personal loans, he definitely likes to buy some weed now and then and needs to make quite a bit more than Mike.
Jeff, who is 32 with a wife and two kids to support. He just wants to take care of his family.
Each of them just got hired on at the low end of the totem pole. Their job is to put the salt on the french fries.
There's the scenario. What would you say the "living wage" should be? How much per hour?
$10? $12? $15? $20?
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It's been answered before, you just don't listen. A living wage is enough for one person to pay rent on a crappy apartment, all their utilities, their clothes, transportation and medical. I don't think that's too much to ask for the lowest paid worker in the richest country in the world.
Back in 1968 when my brother worked a minimum wage job, he could pay for his own apartment, buy a brand new car and take college classes part time. That can't be done today. Why do you think the top 1% earn more than 200% increase in their income while the bottom workers deserved to lose spending power?
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Point is those that make the minimum wage have BELOW the minimum smarts level on average. We know kids now that sell shoes at the mall and get commission averaging around $12 a hour.
We don't live in a capitalistic society. If we did, all those banks would have failed and our tax dollars wouldn't have bailed them out. Our tax dollars would not provide benefits to corporations either. And our immigration wouldn't have increased to make up for our lower birth rate which would have raised the low skilled wages to much more than they are today.
A good solution to this is for people to not go to their business. Support living wage jobs for low wage workers.
Okay, I'm going to ask this question again - I've tried many times on many threads, and I never get an answer. One more shot, here's the (very typical) scenario:
We have a McDonald's in a city, county and state in which the cost of living is average for the country. At the low end of the pay scale, we have the following three people:
Mike, who is single and 18 and living with Mom & Dad. All his needs are paid for and he just wants some extra cash for the next four years of college.
John, who is 24 and never really gotten his act together. He is single but has run up credit card bills and online personal loans, he definitely likes to buy some weed now and then and needs to make quite a bit more than Mike.
Jeff, who is 32 with a wife and two kids to support. He just wants to take care of his family.
Each of them just got hired on at the low end of the totem pole. Their job is to put the salt on the french fries.
There's the scenario. What would you say the "living wage" should be? How much per hour?
$10? $12? $15? $20?
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It's been answered before, you just don't listen. A living wage is enough for one person to pay rent on a crappy apartment, all their utilities, their clothes, transportation and medical. I don't think that's too much to ask for the lowest paid worker in the richest country in the world.
Back in 1968 when my brother worked a minimum wage job, he could pay for his own apartment, buy a brand new car and take college classes part time. That can't be done today. Why do you think the top 1% earn more than 200% increase in their income while the bottom workers deserved to lose spending power?
Okay, I'm going to ask this question again - I've tried many times on many threads, and I never get an answer. One more shot, here's the (very typical) scenario:
We have a McDonald's in a city, county and state in which the cost of living is average for the country. At the low end of the pay scale, we have the following three people:
Mike, who is single and 18 and living with Mom & Dad. All his needs are paid for and he just wants some extra cash for the next four years of college.
John, who is 24 and never really gotten his act together. He is single but has run up credit card bills and online personal loans, he definitely likes to buy some weed now and then and needs to make quite a bit more than Mike.
Jeff, who is 32 with a wife and two kids to support. He just wants to take care of his family.
Each of them just got hired on at the low end of the totem pole. Their job is to put the salt on the french fries.
There's the scenario. What would you say the "living wage" should be? How much per hour?
$10? $12? $15? $20?
.
It's been answered before, you just don't listen. A living wage is enough for one person to pay rent on a crappy apartment, all their utilities, their clothes, transportation and medical. I don't think that's too much to ask for the lowest paid worker in the richest country in the world.
Back in 1968 when my brother worked a minimum wage job, he could pay for his own apartment, buy a brand new car and take college classes part time. That can't be done today. Why do you think the top 1% earn more than 200% increase in their income while the bottom workers deserved to lose spending power?
But Mike lives with Mom and Dad. He doesn't have all those expenses.
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Actions have consequences. A sub shop in Chicago was the target of a recent protest of workers wanting $15.00 an hour. The shop fired everyone, three days before Christmas, en masse, everyone got the can.
That's the way to deal with these kinds of protests.
Chicago sandwich shop fires all its staff in an EMAIL just days before Christmas | Mail Online
A Chicago sandwich shop has fired all its employees over email just days before Christmas.
Staff at Snarf's Sub Shop in River North received the bad news on Sunday night in a group email notifying them that the drastic action was effective immediately.
The company blamed 'increased competition and losses' for the firings.
Director of operations Doug Besant said in the email the restaurant will likely close for a month as they remodel and reconcept the business into a burger joint.
The River North Snarf's shop was closed for four days, from December 5 until December 8, as employees went on striking for higher wages and better benefits.
They joined workers of fast-food chains like McDonald's, Subway, Potbelly and others in a broader strike orchestrated by the Worker's Organizing Committee of Chicago.
Obviously, if employees don't report for work, their job doesn't mean much to them. Companies that are subject to collective bargaining are called 'union shops' and no business is required to be a union shop. It is a choice the owner gets to make.
The people who are on the bottom rung of the pay scale are there for a reason. This certainly illustrates that salient point.
Hey you know what.
When someone is preparing something that I am going to put inside my body, I really, really want them to be well compensated and happy with their jobs.
Not sure why you don't. I guess you all like living dangerously.
Hey you know what.
When someone is preparing something that I am going to put inside my body, I really, really want them to be well compensated and happy with their jobs.
Not sure why you don't. I guess you all like living dangerously.
Then why don't you just go to the most expensive places to eat instead of a sub shop?
In all honesty it's cheaper to make your own sandwiches than it is to order out.
That's another of my pet peeves. How many people whining that they don't make enough buy coffee every day at 2-5 dollars a cup when they could fill a thermos up at home for a few cents?
This was great news eh? How many got fired? 15?
Now we got 15 more people for food stamps and welfare.
And you asshole rethugs applaud this.
Weird.
This was great news eh? How many got fired? 15?
Now we got 15 more people for food stamps and welfare.
And you asshole rethugs applaud this.
Weird.
This is another problem...see this post?
This is a perfect example of the "low information" American.
Obviously did not read the link (let's hope not)
Must have read the headline and already made up his/her mind that the evil business owner fires everyone for no good reason and we all laugh in the background with a big bwhaaaaahahahahaha.
Jesus....THIS is how a person with zero experience, who never held a job outside of academia, has never ran a business or even worked in one BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
(1) Actually, we did read the link.
(2) A guy who owns a shop in downtown Chicago (where the cost of rent is ridiculously high) isn't paying his employees a decent wage.
(3) Now, if you have ever been to downtown Chicago, it's usually a madhouse down there at lunch.
(4) But this guy isn't paying his employees a decent wage in a place where parking for the day costs $30.00 or more.
(5) That's why they went on strike.
