21.   One assertion in this regard is that U.S. workers earn less in inflation-adjusted terms than they did a generation ago.

22.   One Mexican guide, touting the benefits of the new capitalism, admits that most workers earn very little.

23.   Overall, most immigrant workers earn lifetime wages well below those of native U.S. workers, the study found.

24.   Rowland said that such raises were too much when compared with the amount being earned by workers in the private sector.

25.   Temporary workers also earned more if employed by smaller firms, the survey found.

26.   Studies by economists also suggest that part-time workers earn relatively low pay mainly because many are young, lack education or have limited experience.

27.   The bill would eliminate current requirements that oil and gas pipelines be inspected every two years and that maintenance workers earn federal certification.

28.   The contract workers never earn the job security and benefits accrued by employees of the refinery, he said.

29.   The idea is to permit less productive workers to earn a decent wage and to drive down the unemployment rate.

30.   The main purpose for raising the minimum wage is to make it possible for all full-time workers to earn enough to lift their families out of poverty.