What are we worth? - Feenixrising

I would love to hear from my fellow MTs what you think we are worth, not by the line but by the hour.  Indeed as I was doing research regarding "piece work" in America, I found very little information except that it went back to the guild system. However, I did learn that in England, if you do piece work (cpl, for example) and you are required to sign in and sign out, you cannot be paid for production, but only an hourly wage.  So what do you think we are worth? Let's consider when we are forced to do VR, we are paid about half of what we are paid to transcribe from the original dictation, but the work is just as time consuming if not more time consuming and the skills we need are the very same we would need if we were transcribing the original dictation.  So what are we worth?  We don't balk at paying lawyers 200-300 an hour for their knowledge even if they don't do a thing for us. We seldom question what they are worth.  Think of other professions and what they are worth.  As MTs we may not be licensed, and whether we are certified or not, we must have a body of knowledge unique to our profession.  Look at something else, what other profession is required 24/7 to maintain 99% (or greater) accuracy?  Indeed some professions grant tenure where accuracy is no longer even an issue.  So again, what are we worth?  Whether we are transcribing from the original or editing or re-doing VR, we should be paid to have that body of knowledge available to our clients, just like the doctor, the lawyer, the nurse.....Please tell us what you think we are worth.  We need to turn this profession upside down and inside out  because we have a unique set of skills and body of knowledge that cannot be replaced.  I thank you for your time.