That's not our headline, it's on the cover of Business Week's April 21 issue. The average CEO compensation is now 209 times that of a factory employee. Below, Business Week's list of the top ten money-makers. Basically, we're developing a big attitude problem. The constant layoffs and resulting job fear are also affecting wages.
Workers are too nervous about being laid off to demand raises or organize.
They're also being conservative about moving to better-paying jobs. Days before he announced a budget deal that will hit poor people hard and give the rich yet another tax break, President Clinton joined an array of Democrats, Republicans, and corporate sponsors for a 3-day tribute to volunteerism in Philadelphia in late April. Unfortunately, volunteerism won't make up for the massive cuts in basic services Clinton and friends have instituted. As late as 1985, U.S. CEOs and factory workers both took home the world's highest paychecks. Second in the world b.