Another point to ponder.............reviewing the IAM contract for wages, benefits, etc., I wonder how many people that are in the west, can actually afford to live with that contract?? I can't say for sure, but from the research I've done, the cost of living overall, is less at the east bases than it is at the west bases. Please, don't slam me too hard, but I will assume that those on the east have adjusted their lifestyle to compensate for what's been taken away by the company and the judge. I'm quite positive that it hasn't been an easy adjustment for many and quite possibly, damn near impossible for others.
So imagine, with the high cost of housing and general cost of living in the west, how those on this side would have to try and adjust, just as you have, but most likely, on a larger scale. Those on the west, non management, union and non-union, are stretched thin as it is. And as those from the east are always throwing in our faces, we are the lowest paid and the model for lesser pay throughout the industry.
Valley sees nation's biggest housing price hike
Prices jumped by more than 48 percent in the last quarter of 2005 - a new record.
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale 48.9% increase
Taken from bankrate.com
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa. 13.7% increase.
Pittsburgh 6.2% increase
Charleston-North Charleston 10.0% increase
I guess that's why we are seeing only, so far, upper management relocate to the west. Most of the others cannot afford to or don't want. And that goes both ways. :unsure:
