claim: in new york city, "an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher."
author: newt gingrich
evidence_1: what i suggested was, kids ought to be allowed to work part-time in school, particularly in the poorest neighborhoods, both because they could use the money. if you take 1/2 of the new york janitors who are unionized and paid more than the teachers, an entry-level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry-level teacher.
evidence_2: dec 13, 2011 ... 10, 2011, republican debate in iowa, gingrich said, "if you take one half of the new york janitors who unionized and paid more than the teachers -- an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher. you take half those janitors you could give -- you give lots of poor kids a work ...
evidence_3: occupational employment and wages are presented for new york state and its 10 labor market regions. ... entry wage1: the mean (average) of the bottom third of wages in an occupation. ... use this tool to help you determine the minimum cash wage to be paid by an employer. https://labor.ny.gov/minimum-wage-lookup/.
evidence_4: politifact national on wednesday, december 14th, 2011. false. the difference between custodial engineers and janitors. newt gingrich · in new york city, "an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher." — politifact national on monday, december 12th, 2011. false. except when he did favor it.
evidence_5: dec 18, 2013 ... “if you take one half of the new york janitors, who are paid more than the teachers,” gingrich explained to a republican debate audience in late 2011. “an entry-level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry-level teacher. you take half those janitors, you could give lots of poor kids a work experience in ...