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:: Friday, June 11, 2004 ::
Unions Accepting a Two-Tier Pay System Are Giving a Major Concession to Bosses LaborTalk by Harry Kelber
A two-tier system violates the basic union principle of "equal pay for equal work." How should a newly-hired worker feel if he is doing the same work as another worker and getting only two thirds of his pay?
It turns the new hires into second-class citizens within the union, breeding dissatisfaction and division. It makes it more difficult to foster unity and solidarity. Moreover, employers, in addition to drastically cutting their labor costs, can use their hiring policies to weaken the union.
The two-tier pay structure creates so many problems for unions, isn't it time for a debate on this issue within the labor movement?------------------------------------------- posted 4:22 PM :: reference link ::
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