04-01-2016, 03:27 PM
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GM, Ford use 'veiled threat' of imports to gain leverage with UAW
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Labor costs
In the U.S., veteran UAW workers make $28 an hour and new hires, known as Tier 2, start at $15.78. The UAW wants a raise for the veterans, who haven?t had one in almost 10 years, and would like to either eliminate the lower-tier pay scale or get those members a wage increase as well.
Autoworkers make $8.24 an hour in Mexico and $4.10 in China, according to Center for Automotive Research data.
Ford?s average U.S. labor cost, including benefits, is about $57 an hour, $10 more than at the U.S. operations of Fiat Chrysler or Toyota Motor Corp., according to the research center. GM?s average is $55 an hour.
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So, a burger flipper or a greeter at Wal-Mart will be of equal value as a starting 'Tier 2' auto-line worker?
After Taxpayer Bailout, General Motors Plans Rollout Of Chinese-Built Buicks In America - Breitbart
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In 2016, General Motors will roll out for the first time in the United States a new model of Buick built exclusively in China: the Buick Envision.
It?s the first time the iconic American auto manufacturer will sell cars built in China in the United States since receiving a sizable taxpayer-funded bailout at the end of the George W. Bush administration and beginning of the Barack Obama administration.
The Buick Envision?which was available in China for purchase as far back as 2014?will make its official debut in the United States in the summer of 2016.
The Buick Envision bills itself ?a luxury crossover designed to turn heads and welcome you in.?
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