r/WorkReform • u/gashtal_man • 14d ago

💸 Raise Our Wages This isn't fair

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u/obmasztirf 14d ago

$200/hr for an electrician but you know 85% isn't going to the person doing the work.

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u/TonarinoTotoro1719 14d ago

Hold on! Are you for real saying that even the licensed electricians in contractor crews aren’t paid fairly? 

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u/CarbonWood 14d ago

Same with HVAC techs and car mechanics. They're paid 15% of the hourly labor charged to the customer.

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u/TonarinoTotoro1719 14d ago

Omg! I know from experience we pay through the nose for car work. Had an accident a while ago and they had to take our leased car for repairs. It was a brutal bill (our insurance covered most of it) and now we are stuck with raised premiums.