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Originally Posted by diarmadhi
Sigh, I guess my point is not getting across..
What does an autoworker for toyota, honda, dodge, ford, ect make? If your in that industry take the average and thats what you get.. if you want more.. look for another industry/job.. Like you said tag.. your a PD, you don't expect to make outside of the normal range for PD's do you?
My point was there is a workforce there that will be more than willing to work for the "industry standard".. whats wrong with giving them jobs (legally)
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I get what your trying to say, I really do!
But You
must take into account the standard of living issue. Toyota can't be calculated into the equation, nor can Honda or any other automaker who has their majority factory-base in a "lower than the US" country.
They can afford to be paid less. Their standard of living requires less 'funding' so-to-speak.
Taking the path that you have outlined, and industry standard...won't work. It's exactly like adding a 0 to a cumulative grade average.(sorry, I'm a teacher
) no matter what other grades you have, if you give that zero the same wieght as the other grades, then that zero is gonna suck your average down. And in the case of the UAW, if those 'higher-grades' are depending on a certain amount of income, which - regardless of how much - they are. Then the average won't be able to sustain them. If you took a
US-based standard only, then it would work.
Which brings us back to the hiring a more willing workforce.
Then you get outsourcing. Chinese are willing to be paid much less, because that;'s a decent living for them, which is why half our crap is made over there.That's why companies outsource - they don't have to pay as much for the end-product. (I just said that to say it, I know you know what outsourcing is
)
The bottom-line is, Unions are losing their foothold on manufacturing industries, due to the 'more willing workforce' you describe. In this case, the UAW realises this...and their trying to put a stop to it. They must adapt, not resist - in order to survive.