Yeah that's bs. My union froze our pay for 3yrs. Just got a .50 cent raise June 1st. First raise in 4years. I was looking at my social security info. I made 8000$ more last year than I did in 2000 and only 11000 more than I made in 1993(the last time I bought a new GT) ! My work hours have drasticly dropped in that time frame though.
My worries are over, I believe we're getting our 35 cent "cost of living adjusment" soon.