ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 2 months agoDisneyland unions agree to ‘historic’ 31% pay raisewww.ocregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1498arrow-down12cross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.ee
arrow-up1496arrow-down1external-linkDisneyland unions agree to ‘historic’ 31% pay raisewww.ocregister.comByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square14fedilinkcross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.ee
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up60·2 months agoRealistically, this probably isn’t even a pay rise but an adjustment to align with inflation since 2020. Reminder: every year your pay does not increase with inflation is a pay cut.
minus-squareIampossiblyatwork@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 months ago"Also remember, CPI only reflects those out-of-pocket expenses. " “it doesn’t take into account goods and services that may have been provided to consumers by, for example, the nonprofit sector and the government.” https://www.marketplace.org/2021/11/22/whats-included-in-the-consumer-price-index-and-what-isnt/ My point here is your raises should be CPI + buffer as real costs are higher. A fun image of what’s in the CPI:
minus-squaresomethingsnappy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoHave to assume that educational bullshit name and medical bullshit name are in there twice to hide how bad it is, and that “other” hides more of both of those.
minus-squareMac@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoAnd last year you needed a ~9% raise or so.
Realistically, this probably isn’t even a pay rise but an adjustment to align with inflation since 2020.
Reminder: every year your pay does not increase with inflation is a pay cut.
"Also remember, CPI only reflects those out-of-pocket expenses. "
“it doesn’t take into account goods and services that may have been provided to consumers by, for example, the nonprofit sector and the government.”
https://www.marketplace.org/2021/11/22/whats-included-in-the-consumer-price-index-and-what-isnt/
My point here is your raises should be CPI + buffer as real costs are higher.
A fun image of what’s in the CPI:
Have to assume that educational bullshit name and medical bullshit name are in there twice to hide how bad it is, and that “other” hides more of both of those.
And last year you needed a ~9% raise or so.