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UAW Fires Back On Wage Parity

by Edward Niedermeyer
(IC: employee)
May 12th, 2010 12:26 PM
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Yesterday, we greeted news that Detroit had reached wage parity with transplants by noting that it hardly makes the UAW look great in the eyes of its membership. Sure enough, UAW boss-in-waiting Bob King is firing back in today’s Detroit Free Press, arguing that a return to a 16m unit market would yield “astronomical” profits to GM and Chrysler. As a result, he said,
There was equality of sacrifice, there’s got to be equality of gain. It’s our responsibility to make sure that in that turnaround, our members are treated fairly
According to King, UAW members have given up between $7,000 and $30,000 per year in concessions, but wouldn’t speculate on the prospect of next year’s contract negotiations. Whether those talks will yield further concessions or a reversal in fortunes for the union depends on the economy and the membership, said King. On one point, he was less equivocal: when it comes to the one domestic automaker that the UAW doesn’t own a stake in, King and the UAW are maintaining a hard line.
Published May 12th, 2010 12:26 PM
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Time to strike! The only good car company is a bankrupt one.
okay everyone. if you think UAW autoworkers are overpaid, then post your earnings here and we can decide if you are overpaid as well. I am sure we can find some benefits that we think you aren't justified in making. Without anyone posting, the first thing i would do is cut everyone's pay to minimum wage. you need to sacrifice for the good of your company. I don't care if you work for some wonderful company that is magically making money right now. Someday they won't make money and that's your fault because you are overpaid right now. Also, no more paid days off. That's an easy one. No more health care; another easy one. All of you are a bunch of hypocrites. You sit here and bitch about how those rotten workers screwed the company and that their pay should be cut. But when it comes to your own pay, you cry and cry about how you don't want your pay cut.