[rottndog]

These folks are building heavy equipment; you want some dufus on the floor at $12.50 an hour?

It depends upon what said 'dufus' is doing. Low or minimally skilled work merits compensation at that level. Why would I want to pay $25+ an hour to someone who pushes a broom? The broom has to get pushed...someone has to do it....and they should get payed according to the work they do.

BTW, although they all help build heavy equipment, not everyone does the same job. Much of the process is automated--much of the process only requires workers of a minimalist skill set. The skilled workers should get a skilled-worker wage, as long as they are doing those skilled jobs and producing for the company.

[Java4Jay]

Tier one & tier two references hire date.