Dozens protest Orlando's median wage

[steve2470]

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/dozens-protest-orlandos-median-wage/35141608

ORLANDO, Fla. -
A couple dozen people marched through the streets of downtown Orlando on Labor Day in protest of the city's median wage.

The group held signs with messages, like, "Celebrate labor on Labor Day" and others, that show how Orlando's median wage compares to other cities.

"Being an electrician, our electrician wages here in Orlando are some of the lowest in the United States, and it seems to run across the board for all working people. It's time we got those wages up," said Larry Kidd, who is a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

Kidd said he joined the rally Monday, because he knows what it's like to do the same job as another electrician in other cities, including many smaller cities than Orlando, yet get paid less for his work.

Out of the top 100 markets, Orlando ranks No. 99 for lowest median wage at $29,781.

[yeoman6987]

1. Orlando and central Florida really pays terrible

Somethings are cheap like housing and no state tax but everything else is sky high.

[DawgHouse]

2. Where is the cheap housing?

[yeoman6987]

3. My home is in gated community that was only 220K

My home in Maryland was 750K. I still have both but 250K in Maryland (Arnold) would get me absolutely nothing to live in.