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<blockquote data-quote="ORCUS DEMENS" data-source="post: 382064" data-attributes="member: 1779">Tikka, you are correct. Those that yearn for the &quot;good old days&quot; should realize that once upon a time when the middle class was growing, unions were much more prevalent, CEOs made 30 times the average worker pay not hundreds. Corporations used every downturn in the economy to wheedle concessions out of workers &quot;to save the company&quot;. When the economy rebounded the concessions were not reversed, and management got raises.&nbsp;Never been in a union, don't begrudge them trying to regain what they once had. Since the 80's, tax law has been skewed with breaks for the wealthiest and shifted the burden to the middle class. Remember the wonderful &quot;right to work law&quot; many right leaning states pushed, companies need no reason to let employee go. Makes trying to negotiate a raise impossible no matter how good a worker is.&nbsp; And some wonder why younger generations are so willing to walk away from a job. Some colleges tell the students the only way to get a raise is to job hop.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ORCUS DEMENS, post: 382064, member: 1779"] Tikka, you are correct. Those that yearn for the "good old days" should realize that once upon a time when the middle class was growing, unions were much more prevalent, CEOs made 30 times the average worker pay not hundreds. Corporations used every downturn in the economy to wheedle concessions out of workers "to save the company". When the economy rebounded the concessions were not reversed, and management got raises. Never been in a union, don't begrudge them trying to regain what they once had. Since the 80's, tax law has been skewed with breaks for the wealthiest and shifted the burden to the middle class. Remember the wonderful "right to work law" many right leaning states pushed, companies need no reason to let employee go. Makes trying to negotiate a raise impossible no matter how good a worker is. And some wonder why younger generations are so willing to walk away from a job. Some colleges tell the students the only way to get a raise is to job hop. [/QUOTE]

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