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Youngstown & The Mahoning Valley => Youngstown in General => Topic started by: jay on February 16, 2010, 08:40:42 AM

Title: V&M Employment
Post by: jay on February 16, 2010, 08:40:42 AM
Questions From A Morning Radio Talk Show Today

Will V&M be required to hire a certain percentage of employees from the city of Youngstown and the city of Girard?

With Youngstown at 50% minority population, will 50% of the jobs go to minorities?
Title: Re: V&M Employment
Post by: Why?Town on February 16, 2010, 08:54:58 AM
I wouldn't be surprised if youngstown required any new hires from Girard to move to Youngstown.
Title: Re: V&M Employment
Post by: Rick Rowlands on February 16, 2010, 09:05:21 AM
Your remark is racist by definition.  The jobs should go to the most qualified applicants, regardless of skin color.  Isn't that what MLK was talking about in his big speech in DC?  Why do you wish to perpetuate racism by making stupid comments placing a quota on hiring?

There should also be no geographical preferences to hiring.  A person's place of residence should not have any bearing on their place of work.

Title: Re: V&M Employment
Post by: Towntalk on February 16, 2010, 10:01:34 AM
Press Release:

Please note that the home office of V&M in its press release said "around 350 new direct jobs." Which could mean either more or less.

Press Release:

http://www.vallourec.fr/download.asp?murl=pub/communiques_uk/122_C.pdf

And what about V&M employees who were laid off. Wouldn't they get first crack at the jobs?
Title: Re: V&M Employment
Post by: jay on February 24, 2010, 09:54:30 AM
The city of Youngstown can't force its own employees to live in the city anymore so why should anyone expect V&M to hire a certain percentage of city residents?
Title: Re: V&M Employment
Post by: AllanY2525 on March 09, 2010, 10:14:25 AM
Question:

Do people who work in Youngstown and live outside the city pay any city taxes?

Just curious...
Title: Re: V&M Employment
Post by: northside lurker on March 09, 2010, 11:41:37 AM
Quote from: AllanY2525 on March 09, 2010, 10:14:25 AM
Question:

Do people who work in Youngstown and live outside the city pay any city taxes?

Just curious...

Yes.
Title: Re: V&M Employment
Post by: Rushblvd on March 09, 2010, 12:40:22 PM
It's true. I work in Girard and live in Youngstown and pay.
Title: Re: V&M Employment
Post by: ytowner on March 09, 2010, 12:55:58 PM
Quote from: Steve Novotny on March 09, 2010, 12:36:08 PM
Yes, and as far as I know, that is true for any municipality that collects an income tax. People who work in Niles and live outside Niles pay their income tax.
You are correct. I live in Austintown, yet I work in Youngstown and pay their income tax.
Title: Re: V&M Employment
Post by: AllanY2525 on March 10, 2010, 11:48:31 AM
OK,

Thanks for addressing my curiousity.  So basically, it really shouldn't make any difference
where the employees of VXI live - as Youngstown will continue to collect taxes on their
income, regardless.
Title: Re: V&M Employment
Post by: Why?Town on March 10, 2010, 01:05:40 PM
Actually it does make a difference. If you work in youngstown and live in another city you pay youngstown's tax rate. I believe it's the highest in the state.

And those that are lucky enough to both live and work in a township pay no income tax.

Title: Re: V&M Employment
Post by: iwasthere on March 10, 2010, 01:10:14 PM
i am a substitute teacher in struthers and canfield and i live in ytown. i pay taxes to all the school districts that they reside in that particular city that i do not mind because i am helping to maintain city services that they provide to their residents and visitors.
Title: Re: V&M Employment
Post by: john r. swierz on March 10, 2010, 03:53:30 PM



Now here is the Paul Harvey--  If you live in say , Struthers and work in ytown. If struthers 1.5%, then they get that and Ytown would get 1.25%  If you live in a township then everything goes to ytown.
Title: Re: V&M Employment
Post by: Why?Town on March 10, 2010, 05:21:10 PM
Townships get their money from property taxes. They are (were?) considerably higher than in the cities because they can't charge income tax.

It's been several years now but I remember a Vindy article about property taxes that listed the different per capita property tax in the area. I only remember Girard (because I lived there) and Austintown (because my now wife lived there). At the time every Girard resident paid about $25 and every Austintown resident paid about $80.

If higher property taxes in the townships is still the norm (I imagine it is), township residents that pay city income tax get slammed twice.