51. Attention will also focus on the fall wage negotiations with the labor unions, for higher wages will also fuel inflation. 52. BART workers went on strike Sunday morning, calling for higher wages and an end to their two-tier system of employment. 53. Because wages are the biggest expense in making products, higher wages tend to show up quickly as inflationary prices. 54. Bond prices slumped after Greenspan said inflation may accelerate because the tight labor market could send wages higher. 55. A more buoyant economy will, however, lead to higher wages and inflation this year, Insee said. 56. A higher wage will reduce the high job turnover in these low-wage industries. 57. A quarter century ago they relied chiefly on higher wages. 58. A robust labor market usually raises concern that employers will be forced to pay higher wages and pass on those costs to consumers. 59. A tightening jobs market tends to bring higher wages, which in turn brings higher prices and rising interest rates. 60. A tight labor market historically has sparked inflation by forcing employers to pay higher wages. |