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5. OLD BUSINESS (CONT'D <br />A. ( Cont'd) <br />Mr. Robinson (cont'd) .... that we remain the same with our labor <br />standard. Mr. Wiggins stated that at this stage of the game he <br />could not consciously authorize a $2.00 pay cut. Mr. Donaldson <br />asked Keith how he arrived at the figure of $5.40 an hour. Mr. <br />Crighton suggested that figure as most contractors agreed that <br />amou t would be a fair cut without substantially affecting their <br />earnings. Even at the $7.40 rate, the reason that the proposal <br />was initiated was the fact that Community Development funding was <br />getting less every year and we are constantly under pressure from <br />the Federal Government to cut the expenses of our operation. The <br />commission has done that in one step, by allowing us to open bid <br />our contracts, but we can't stop at that and have to get more <br />money into the acutual houses. Mr. Donaldson stated that he agreed <br />with Mr. Robinson. Mr. Cira asked Keith what the breakdown was <br />between a skilled laborer against an unskilled laborer. Mr. Crighton <br />answered by saying we don't have a classification for a skilled laborer, <br />if an electrician is on the job, we don't have a classification for <br />an electrician laborer, he would be either a common laborer or an <br />apprentice. In many instances we are involved with apprenticeship <br />programs. Mr. Cira asked the pay rate for apprenticeships and <br />Mr. Robinson replied normally it starts between 40% and 50% for a <br />starting apprentice and graduates normally every six months where <br />they get a raise of 5% or 10 %. In our particular field it graduates <br />at 100. They start at 50 %, 60 %, 70 %, then 80 %. Mr. Cira stated <br />that this would mean that the common laborer is making more money <br />than the apprenticed skilled laborer. Mr. Robinson agreed. Mr. <br />Cira indicated that he agreed with Keith's position. Mr. Robinson <br />replied that at the same time you are losing sight of the fact that <br />the apprentice is trying to learn something, the common laborer is <br />not t ere for learning, he already knows what he has to do. The lower <br />wage ate is for when he is learning. Mr. Wiggins added that the <br />idea hat you have to contend with here is that people very often <br />have he impression that an apprentice is another employee that is <br />worki g at 100% capacity and that is not true at all. The whole <br />idea f the apprenticeship is that he is there to learn a trade so, <br />the guy who is teaching him what to do is losing his efficiency to <br />teach the apprentice, and you have two people doing the same job. In <br />apprenticeship training at the industrial level it is difficult to <br />get anyone to actually work with them because they want to leave it <br />to someone else to do as they see it as something that costs them <br />money and don't regard it as an opportunity to make anything. It is <br />only an opportunity to replace someone who is going to retire. Mr. <br />Cira asked if a common laborer is earning $5.40 an hour, is he in the <br />area of the average income for a family - -- what is the average income? <br />Mr. Robinson replied it's up to $9,000 or $10,000. Mr. Cira indicated <br />that by paying $5.40 an hour that guy will still make over $10,000 <br />a year. Mr. Robinson replied only if he works all year, but he won't. <br />Mr. W ggins added that the $7.40 rate along with the amount of work <br />he wi 1 probably get done will give him about $10,000 a year. Mr. Nimtz <br />asked if there was further discussion, Mr. Crighton indicated no, and <br />Mr. R binson made a motion that we leave the labor rates as they are <br />prese tly and continue to do business in the same manner. Mr. Donaldson <br />suppo ted, and the motion carried. <br />
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