[whatshisface]

Unionized trades have a lot of resistance to thinking of pay as a market parameter, because you can't in some cases pay more than the union contract says you can.

[hef19898]

That's not how salaries are defined. Exihibit A: Big tech coluding to keep SV salaries as low as possible.

[whatshisface]

I am not sure what you are arguing there, big tech collusion doesn't influence welding.