Originally Posted by Greger
Originally Posted by california rick
I heard that Big 3 assembly line folks make $66.00/hr (including benies).

That's outrageous for a blue collar job! Meat cutters max out at $22.00/hr.

I'm pretty sure we just went over this.......Actual wages run something like $26-$28 an hour for autoworkers and the two tier wage system is taking on all new hires at greatly reduced wages.
Less in fact than meatcutters are making.

We did go over the first part - assemblers average 28/hr, tool&die 38/hr; and someone (you?) did mention that new-hire apprentices make around $15/hr... but I haven't heard of a "two-tier" system. Do you mean apprentices vs. journeyman/masters, or is there a "new/old" tier system, where new hires now (since the recent negotiations) get less than new hires before?

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