We're #9! We're #9!
Between 2009 and 2013, the number of temporary jobs available in Lancaster County grew by 50 percent. That's four times the national average, and large enough to rank Lancaster ninth among the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the nation for its share of temporary jobs.
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I alluded to this article in a totally ignored (and rightfully so) comment on Saturday. Couldn't find the link & had to get ready for work. Which, luckily for me, is neither temporary nor part-time.
It is, however, a not-living-wage pos job.
More from the same story linked above:
Whatever the reasons, Callari said it's just another example of the long-term shift in the level of commitment employers are willing to extend to workers — contributing to the disappearance of the middle class.
"The loss of benefits, lower pay and lack of job security show that workers are becoming more disposable," he said, adding that the social and moral consequences of this will be felt by all.
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This is no accident. The diminution of the middle class and the rise of the underclass have been carefully coordinated by GOP policies since Raygun (may he NOT rest in peace). When I first began my career, I had a real pension plan. Now?
Gamble it away with a 401K.
Remember this one? I do. I also remember when my Levi jeans were made here.
The editorial page noticed what the news pages were saying:
Odds are they'll be working as temps.
Sixty percent of the jobs created in Lancaster County since 2009 are temporary, as a Lancaster Newspapers story last Sunday pointed out. Lancaster is ninth among the 100 biggest metro areas in the nation in growth of temporary positions.
Nationally, 765,000 temp jobs have been added to the economy since 2009. The federal Labor Department says 2.7 million U.S. workers are temps.
Don't get us wrong: We're happy to see anyone who's out of work able to find employment, temporary or not. But the explosion of temping falls afoul of the law — the Law of Unintended Consequences, that is.
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Temps generally don't get medical insurance or pension plans. Their work schedules are erratic. So is their income. In 2012, the federal poverty guideline for a family of four was $23,050. So the average temp in Lancaster County likely is among the working poor — not the middle class.
Here's why the temp solution could wind up hurting American companies: Without a middle class, who's going to buy those companies' products and services?
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