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Introduction
- page 1
Overview
- page 1
Economic Forces
- page 2
Local Labor Markets
- page 2
Employer Ability to Pay
- page 3
Productivity
- page 3
Union assessment of ability to pay
- page 4
Actual use of ability to pay
- page 5
Disadvantages of using ability to pay
- page 6
Impact of ability to pay
- page 7
Productivity
- page 8
Measuring Productivity
- page 9
Productivity Levels
- page 10
Productivity Arguments
- page 11
Productivity Interpretations
- page 12
Employer Willingness to Pay
- page 13
Comparable Salaries
- page 13
Effect of using comparable salaries
- page 14
Cost of Living
- page 15
Cost of living vs. salary levels
- page 16
Consumer Price Index
- page 17
Inflation
- page 18
Labor Supplies
- page 19
Skills Shortage
- page 19
Salary Leaders
- page 19
Labor-Supply Considerations
- page 20
Employee Acceptance
- page 20
Summary
- page 21