AS/400 Lobby

[Eric Kempter <NOERICK.NORCAL@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The following was recently print by midrange computing in Monday Morning Update 
in reference to AS/400 salaries.

Even though growth in AS/400 salaries has slowed for many 
job titles and in many regions, the salary growth in the AS/400 
community continues to outstrip inflation. Viall says 
that his best guess, based on current economic conditions 
and the expectation that the economy continues to be 
healthy, is a modest salary growth for 2000, probably in the 
4 to 6 percent range. There is one big caveat to that growth 
estimate, however. If Congress raises or eliminates the 
ceiling on H1-B visas, all bets are off, and AS/400 
salaries could go flat. Apparently, there is a large talent 
pool of AS/400 programmers in India and a few other 
countries, and if they are allowed to come en masse to 
America, their entrance into the labor pool will definitely 
have an effect on the supply/demand curves for AS/400 
programmers. 


Does anyone know of a website / group that assumes the responsibility for 
lobbying on American IT professionals behalf?  



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