In Massachusetts where the average cost of a house is $350,000, 114k a year isn't alot. We currently have the janitors on strike in Boston because their employers won't give them health insurance or ful time jobs. Their average salary is $10 an hour.

Most people forget, even though they don't belong to a union, a strong union has an impact on their wages and benefits. The reason is for the employer to keep it's employees from voting to go union.