Sentences with phrase «wages than the public sector»

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Aggregate wages growth continues to be stronger in the public sector than the private sector, although the difference has narrowed.

The former Teamster was an ally of ex-Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and found a surprising opponent in Mr. de Blasio — a friend of the minority - dominated service sector and public employee unions — who said he believed building the most affordable housing possible was more important than making sure developers paid union wages.

In fact, the value of fringe benefits (as a percentage of wages) for the average public - school teacher is more than double the benefits package received by the typical worker in a large private - sector firm.

The average pay for child care teachers is barely more than $ 10 per hour, lower than for most other jobs, including parking lot attendants and dog walkers.26 These low wages contribute to economic insecurity among the child care and early education workforce, with one in seven living in families with incomes below the federal poverty level.27 Currently, about half of people working in the child care sector rely on public benefit programs such as Medicaid and nutrition assistance.28 Low pay contributes to high turnover rates, which can threaten quality in early childhood programs during children's critical developmental period.