RE: union wages, was RE: What are a programmer's rights to what he writes?

["Bale, Dan" <DBale@xxxxxxxx>]

Sounds like my brother-in-law!!!  Are we related?  <g>

- Dan Bale

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Berendt [SMTP:rob@dekko.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 11:24 AM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      re: union wages, was RE: What are a programmer's rights to
> what he writes?
> 
> You mean like my brother with the huge split level overlooking 
> a lake with very limited housing?  With the built in Jacuzzi, 
> fireplace and what not?  And the 4 boats and three cars?  Not 
> bad for a person who's been there, on the factory floor, for 
> less than 5 years.  My brother, (also in IS, for the IRS), myself 
> and my brother who is a junior partner in his architect firm, 
> don't individually make that much.  But that probably goes to show 
> you why I only drive older used cars.  Did I mention the golf cart
> just to drive around his lot?
> 
> 
> DBale@lear.com on 05/30/2000 09:31:41 AM
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> The Big 3 autoworkers here in Michigan do _very_ well.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:       boothm@earth.Goddard.edu [SMTP:boothm@earth.Goddard.edu]
> > Sent:       Friday, May 26, 2000 11:51 PM
> > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Subject:    Re: What are a programmer's rights to what he writes?
> > 
> > I am curious though about one part of your comment "the programmers
> would
> > work long hours and 
> > still only get their salary.".  How did Year-end wages compare?  After
> the
> > time and a half was added 
> > in, did the union workers earn anywhere near what the programmers earned
> 
> > on "only their salaries"??  I'm not a union guy in any way but for most 
> > union people, even after everything is added in, they still don't make
> all
> > 
> > that much money.
> > 
> > _______________________
> > Booth Martin
> > booth@martinvt.com
> > http://www.MartinVT.com
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