When you speak of automatic increases, don’t forget the government. Prime reason for increasing the minimum wage is that it will increase taxes without passing a tax increase.
Public Sector Pay Overshadows the Private Sector
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2758121/posts
We’re No. 1 — In Public-Employee Pay: Better than the private sector and other countries
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3053706/posts
Public sector still faring well
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2166407/posts