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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DavesM who wrote (191332)	10/12/2001 11:06:49 AM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Re: "Is that extra week of work that workers are working. If they are hourly, or represented by unions, wouldn't they be paid overtime?" Generally, yes, if union. If non-union, then that's a different story. Majority of workers in this country are non-union. Also, you'd have to factor in teachers, etc. working longer hours at night, on their own time. My figures covered 1990 till the last day of 2000. So let's not lose sight of the "real story": Inflation rose 32% during the decade. Worker pay rose 37% during the decade. CEO pay rose 571% during the decade.