WOW That's an eye-opener!!  Or should I say, "I have the same buying power as when I started two years ago (given the raise announcement next week is at least 4.5%!!!)  BTW the workload went up at least 25%! PW <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td width=40%>Conrad Hoffsommer <hoffsoco@luther.edu> Sent by: caut-bounces@ptg.org 06/26/2008 11:58 AM <table border> <tr valign=top> <td bgcolor=white> <div align=center>Please respond to College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org></div></table> <td width=59%> <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>To</div> <td>College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>cc</div> <td> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>Subject</div> <td>Re: [CAUT] The Craftsman by Richard Sennett</table> <table> <tr valign=top> <td> <td></table> </table> <tt>Scott E. Thile wrote: > Hello Don, > It's no longer current, but there was a survey done that could possibly be > adjusted by the rate of inflation. It was done along with PTG dues payments > in the fall and winter of 2001-2002. You could check with the guild, but I > think that may be as close as your going to get to any hard data without > doing a new survey..... Here is a link to the results: > http://www.ptg.org/caut.php/results.htm > > All the best as you sort it out, > > Scott > Murray State University Then go to:> http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl for CPI inflation index calculator >   -- Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you. </tt>