Letters: Jun. 16, 2003

What Happened to My Raise?

"People are inquiring, 'Where did my raise go?' They should also ask, 'Where did my job, savings and investments go?'" ALICE REID Claymont, Del.

When CEOs' salaries go up while workers' compensation and benefits go down, shrinking paychecks are rooted in greed, not competitiveness [BUSINESS, May 26]. Companies are using the economic climate to squeeze dollars out of employees. American workers need to fight back while there's still time. Boycott firms that outsource work to India. Demand to have your business handled by an American employee. And organize, organize, organize. The days of white-collar interests vs....

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