We’ve all seen wage stagnation charts and how little people are paid today. My dad told me his starting pay at his Union trade in 1996, vs my starting pay at the same trade in 2023.

My father and I both work for the railroad. Solid union jobs that can be hard work, but for me is pretty rewarding. I've always seen and thought about how wages have not kept up with inflation and it's infuriating. I actually went to college for business management and that's where I began to see how shitty the business world was before entering it. My dad informed me that when he started out in the 90s, he was making $19 an hour. So if our wages kept up with inflation which from what I can see has been 65% from 1996-2020, I should be making around $31 an hour… I'm making $41. Unions work. For the love of God organize. I personally have been threatened by past employers for organizing my coworkers. I'm no longer with those companies but I hope what I started carried without me. I just think everyone should have what I have.