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Originally Posted by Yesfam
I had dinner last night with an friend who owns a local construction company. They do contract work for some of the local utilities. He told me the local gas company was ready to mandate a $41 minimum wage for construction workers on their projects. In the next breath they wanted him to assure he would not increase his rates in return.
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Jackleg half assed dope smoking non union residential carpenters are making $30 per hour. Hell, non English speaking probably illegal Hispanics are making $30.
A good professional carpenter is making $50. Top notch guys are making $100 per hour but the market doesn’t recognize it because they don’t work by the hour.