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Originally Posted by Dan02
Thats interesting because no where in my example did i say anything about floor sweepers. I'm confused as how you putting words in my mouth makes me look silly.
Oil workers get paid as much as they do because of 4 reasons, that kind of work doesn't appeal to alot of people regardless of wage. It is extremely physically demanding, you're working in the middle of bum**** no where, exposed to the elements and finally the hours are worse then shift work, not at all comparable to working on the assembly line.
These numbers come from Forbes, in terms of total compensation, feel free to dispute them. I cannot vouch for their accuracy other then the source they came from.
Bottem line, union workers at the American autoworkers are overpaid and an example of how unions can be detrimental in todays society. If the American auto companies want to be viable long term they need to bring their labour costs inline with their competitors.
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Those values are crap for Canada. I know people who work at the St.Thomas Assembly plant, and their wage is NOTHING near that. There are lots of issues with the C.A.W., but those figures are not representative.
Here is the Payscale.com page for Ford Motor Company http://www.payscale.com/research/US/...ny/Hourly_Rate
Not one is even 1/2 the values you quoted. And saying "You can't vouch for their accuracy" is a cop out. If you want to use them to prove a point then you need better facts than that.
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