On 4/27/2015 2:01 PM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Apr 2015 13:43:18 -0600, "W. Lohman" > wrote:
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>> On 4/27/2015 1:31 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Mon, 27 Apr 2015 13:09:40 -0600, "W. Lohman" > wrote:
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>>>> How can a dock worker justify $144K/year?
>>>
>>> That's a matter of overtime.
>>
>> Not really.
>>
>> That was the average salary.
>>
>> http://shippingwatch.com/Ports/article5762950.ece
>> American longshoremen, who are members of a union, earn far more than
>> the average worker in the U.S. In this week’s SeaIntel Sunday Spotlight,
>> SeaIntel is putting focus on the issue.
>>
>> “Given that the current master contract between the ILWU (International
>> Longshore and Warehouse Union) and the terminal operators will expire in
>> June next year, and given that the port labor unions in the US have a
>> substantial power base, we have decided to take a closer look at the US
>> port labor unions in general and the wage-developments of the
>> dockworkers in particular,” writes SeaIntel in an analysis.
>>
>> The analyst firm has compared salary data from Pacific Maritime
>> Association’s (PMA) homepage with the average salary in the U.S.
>> According to the website, the longshoremen on the U.S. West Coast earn
>> an average of 98,603 USD a year including two and a half weeks of
>> vacation on average. The earnings are about six times as much as the
>> minimum wage in California and more than double the 42,000 USD including
>> bonuses, which is the average salary for all Americans, according to
>> Silicon Valley Index.
>>
>> A significant part of the longshoremen’s wages are the so-called
>> royalties for each container handled, and these royalties constituted a
>> crucial point in the negotiations six months ago when a strike nearly
>> shut down 14 ports on the U.S. East Coast.
>>
>> SeaIntel notes that members of the union ILWU receive a benefits package
>> costing just under 50,000 USD per employee. This package includes fully
>> paid health care.
>>
>> http://www.pmanet.org/the-ilwu-workforce
>>
>> Wages
>> ILWU workers receive a compensation package that is among the most
>> lucrative among all blue-collar workers in the United States. Full-time
>> workers earn an average of $147,000 annually in wages, along with a
>> non-wage benefits package costing more than $82,000 per active worker
>> per year.
>>
>> Health Benefits
>> The ILWU benefits package includes fully paid health care for workers,
>> retirees and their families with no premiums, no in-network deductibles
>> and 100 percent coverage of basic hospital, medical and surgical
>> benefits. Prescription drugs are covered for $1 per prescription; dental
>> and vision care are provided to workers, retirees and their families at
>> little or no cost.
>>
>> Pensions
>> Workers are also eligible for a pension that has seen major upgrades in
>> recent years, with a current maximum benefit of nearly $80,000 per year.
>> Workers have access to a 401(k) savings plan with an employer
>> contribution, as well as 13 paid holidays each year and up to six weeks
>> of paid vacation.
>
> OIC, you're using that old saw of putting benefit packages together
> and calling it a salary.

Um, how do you grade out your employment vs. out of pocket costs?

They average a whopping $147K to unload containers!

>>
>>> Employers need to hire more workers.
>>
>> Possibly.
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