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A comment on CPI for all items rises 0.4% in August, 2.9% YoY; shelter and food up. Parent comment

Re:CPI for all items rises 0.4% in August, 2.9% YoY; shelter... by throw0101d on Thursday September 11, 2025 @10:09AM (#45211894)
> It also requires human labor, which isn't impacted by tariffs directly, but may be impacted by other government actions in the US.

If people think prices will go up they will insist on bigger raises. It's why expectations can be as important as what 'actually' happens:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wage–price_spiral

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Re:CPI for all items rises 0.4% in August, 2.9% YoY; shelter... by Yoric on Thursday September 11, 2025 @02:48PM (#45214828)
Do they have power to insist on bigger raises?
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Re:CPI for all items rises 0.4% in August, 2.9% YoY; shelter... by throw0101d on Thursday September 11, 2025 @03:53PM (#45215482)
> Do they have power to insist on bigger raises?

Depends on the "they". These folks seem to have:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_port_strike

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