Trends and Developments Concerning Washington Public Labor Contracts
By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer
In the previous two articles in this wage series, we discussed the extent to which population and assessed valuation correlated with wage rankings. In this article, we discuss geographic location and the effect of various labor markets on public safety wages.
By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer
In the last issue we discussed whether – and to what extent — population influenced a jurisdiction’s relative wage ranking. In this article we discuss to what extent assessed valuation influences that ranking. [Read more…]
By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer
In the last three parts of the Wage Series, we have discussed State wage rankings for the various public safety classifications. In the next three parts, we turn to a discussion of what factors might influence, or explain, at least in part, those wage rankings. [Read more…]
