gearhead204 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 just found out our new wage schedule for H2A farm workers in Washington state for fruit work will be $13.38/hr. starting next month. I need to go to work for my self ! ( state min wage is 10.47), I'm struggling to find enough workers so I am looking into the h2a deal, if I go that route, any other employee I have also goes to 13.38 while I have the contracted workers here ( so the high school kids that help during cherry harvest will also get 13.38 ) pretty good wages for riding a 4 wheeler! the scary part is if I agree to the contract period 90 days and X amount of hours I must guarantee 75% of the contract ( still awaiting acts of god info) to see if I would still have to pay? must also pay trans to and from Mexico plus housing and then weekly trans to and from groc, store A H2A employee could never be a truck driver, must have a 100sq. ft. of living space and 50 sq. ft. of sleeping space! no wonder we are trying to automate as many facets of agriculture as possible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhead204 Posted January 13, 2017 Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 does anyone know what the h2a rate for Minn. or N.Y. or Pa. is ? just curious as to how things compare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) 2016 rate in Suffolk County, N.Y. was $11.47 an hour with all the normal h2a requirements Edited January 13, 2017 by 41chevy 1 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhead204 Posted January 14, 2017 Author Share Posted January 14, 2017 thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBullDog Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 I'm thinking a lot of people in Oklahoma might be reenacting the Dustbowl migration for wages like that. We have corporations and big companies around here not willing to pay that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhead204 Posted January 14, 2017 Author Share Posted January 14, 2017 that wage also includes free housing and transportation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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