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UNFAIR WAGES. WAGES & BENEFITS. MEDICAL LEAVE DISABILITY HEALTH CARE LAWS ON THE MINIMUM WAGE WORKERS ARE ENTITLED. GOVERNMENT WORKERS VS PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS. 8 OUT OF 10 OCCUPATIONS FEDERAL WORKERS EARN HIGHER SALARIES THAN PRIVATE SECTORS DOING THE SAME JOB.
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UNFAIR WAGES Henry Banks
WAGES & BENEFITS • MEDICAL LEAVE • DISABILITY • HEALTH CARE • LAWS ON THE MINIMUM WAGE WORKERS ARE ENTITLED Henry Banks
GOVERNMENT WORKERS VS PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS 8 OUT OF 10 OCCUPATIONS FEDERAL WORKERS EARN HIGHER SALARIES THAN PRIVATE SECTORS DOING THE SAME JOB. EARNS MORE BEFORE ADDING IN HEALTH AND PENSION BENEFITS. IN 2008 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AVERAGED $40,785 PER EMPLOYEE VS $9,882 PER PRIVATE WORKER. Henry Banks
TOP PAID EXECUTIVES GETTING RAISES • AIG ALLOWED BY US PAYMASTER TO BOOST SALARIES OF HIGHEST PAID EXECUTIVES. • 25 TOP PAID MANAGERS WILL RECEIVE RAISES OF LESS THAN 10% WHILE OTHERS WILL RECEIVE A PAY CUT. • ROBERT BENMOSCHE OF AIG SECURED A SALARY OF $3 MILLION IN CASH AND $4 MILLION IN STOCK LAST YEAR. Henry Banks
UNDERPAID WORKERS AT WALMART • 2007 NEW POLICIES ANNOUCED THAT WILL CAP WAGES IN CERTAIN POSITIONS. • WILL ALLOW HIRING OF MORE PART-TIME VS FULL-TIME WORKERS. • WALMART HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH WAGE ABUSE, AND HAS A LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM. Henry Banks
EFFECTS OF LOW WAGES • LOW INCOME • UNPAID BILLS • HARD TO FEED FAMILIES • WELFARE Henry Banks