Gasoline Price ?

[chessie4905]

Nothing, but didn't need that term in mission statement. What about non union jobs? Millions of jobs that aren't  union and never will be. No need to pander to the administrations fan base. Last I checked, government works for ALL.

[Dave5Cs]

Have worked both union and right to work as well as Davis-Bacon. DB paid the most but made you donate (My word) to their life insurance policy by the hour which went into the contractors pocket. So they paid you say 35 an hour but put 8.00 an hour into your life insurance policy which you never saw again.
Right to work paid way less no matter what you did with no benefits at all.
Union paid a good wage plus benefits which now have been cut down a lot in recent years.

Democrats always seem to be Union because of Government support
Right to work seem to be Republican

And of course Davis Bacon is just any government project and who ever is in control at the time.

Both sides use the workers and companies for their little projects and pocket filling.

[luvrbus]

The Right to Work means a person can work in a Union shop or on a Union job without belonging to a union,  it does not mean you can pay that person less on that job or shop.I had both union and non union operators on a airport job, the $1.47 per hour for benefits to the union operators fund I paid the $1.47 per hour directly to non-union operators. Some times non union companies have better retirement and benefits,I know several truck drivers that started and retired from WM that walked away with 2 million bucks ea,I know another driver that drove for McDonalds that retired with a boat load too,John makes a good point.Most of the government funded jobs now are prevailing wage they average out the Union wages in that area is what you pay per hour and that payroll is certified every week and they do come check the employees wages in the field .LOL Sonja certified 100's of those if anyone was going to jail it was going to be her not me.She was good at it though they never came for her 

[Dave5Cs]

Don't know where you worked Clifford and not arguing just have worked all the above  in California and Colorado and Colorado was the worse for right to work they paid 15.00 tops for Carpenters with no benefits at all nothing added and basically  the Prevailing wage was as you said except wages were 35 to 45 per hour and then they added travel but took 8.00 an hour for they said life insurance and if I didn't sign it they said there is the door.
Union in California in the 70 to 80's was 25 an hour plus 18.00 in benefits but in those days they paid full eye, dental and medical. Not that way now.

[Dave5Cs]

No need to pander to the administrations fan base. Last I checked, government works for ALL.

Yep it is suppose to but now they all just fight for rights to our money and that is the last 12 years or more. Both sides. IMO

[luvrbus]

Dave when I was sub contractor in 1984 at Jefferson County Dentation Center in Golden CO I paid lot more than $15.00 a hour for carpenters lol if that what you could call them,setting forms for concrete and they could screw those up,That was the worse place to find craftsman I ever been to work.Lol the County had a work program we had to use and some were delivered and picked up in a Blue Bird Bus with guards and bars on the windows   

[Dave5Cs]

Clifford When I signed up we had just left California and sold our house and didn't know what the wages were there but found out every place we went in Colorado Springs was 15.00 and no nothing else,LOL so I keep my Contractors license  back home just in case we had to move back. I figured they would raise the wage after they saw what I could do. They had me running three crews of Concrete siding guy on 3000 sq/ft homes with 3 story walk-outs on ladders. We were finishing a house in 3 days with 8 guys 12 x 16 ft concrete siding, soffits and all cedar trim. Me and two others did all the cutting and 2 labors stacking sawhorses with boards.

The Boss after two weeks told me he had never seen it done so fast and clean. I said great so a raise would be in order. He said oh no but I will give you some more guys from the city Jail to make another crew and you can pick them up each morning and take them back at night. I will pay your gas for that. Now I was using my own compressors but his nailing guns.

So I said great and walked over to my truck with my compressors and loaded them up. Told the crews that when they were done to pile his tools up so he could come get them. He said what are you doing. I told him as two business men talking I gave you your chance to make a deal and make some good money but you said no to my offer.

I am out of here but you will be seeing me soon. I went and got my contractors License there and then worked on taking some of the work  he had and when the builder saw what I could do at a lower price they would start giving me more work plus all the decks and stairs. I worked and lived there for 10 years and the wife ran United moving and storage there and was the weigh master too. We finally moved back to Sacramento and I picked up where I left off.

Your right though some of the worst carpenters there that I ever ran into. They would do things like miss the studs when they shot the siding on and I would go inside and knock the nails back out so they could re shoot it and they would ask why? They would cut square holes around round pipes and want to fill it with caulking. I told them doesn't take any more time to cut a round hole do it right and they would get all up set.

[luvrbus]

Crazy round here diesel dropped over 20 cents a gal yesterday and gasoline prices increased 10 to 15 cents a gal WTH ,we haven't seen $3.61 gasoline here in a long time 

[chessie4905]

Course it's going up. Start of spring and travelling/ camping season. Nothing new. Just a little higher jump in prices.

[luvrbus]

Course it's going up. Start of spring and travelling/ camping season. Nothing new. Just a little higher jump in prices.

John, what I read is with the shortage of diesel fuel in 2022 and 2023 the refineries refined more diesel than gasoline and now we have a good supply of diesel and less gasoline, you are right we will get a bump in prices this summer. The price of corn is $ 7.16 a bushel and Soybeans @ 12.12 a bushel you are going to pay more for gasoline inflation is killing the farmer too

[Busted Knuckle]

The price of corn is $ 7.16 a bushel! Sheet thar goes the price of good ol' mountain spring water!
Ned stock up now!
  BK 

[uncle ned]

BK  very few people use corn any more. It is basically sugar head any more. with flavoring.

uncle ned

[windtrader]

It's getting bad, just drove by this one today.

[luvrbus]

It's getting bad, just drove by this one today.

It is almost $7.00 in Needles CA diesel is over $7.00 I see the Uhaul renters that are moving shaking their heads .to bad they know when you cross the river that in 3 miles diesel is $4.67 

[tr206]

Food for thought. Raising wages is not the answer for inflation pretty soon minimum wage will be $50.00 per hour and a loaf of bread will be $25.00 and so on creating a vicious cycle jacking consumer prices up even more. Everything is already way out of hand in my opinion.