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Originally Posted by Hersbird
An auto assembly line worker probably makes more like $25-31/hr straight up. Ford pays on average $40,000/yr per active employee on health care benefits, $18.92/hr! The average company is $2/hr the average union job is $4/hr. They get 14 holiday days and 4 weeks paid vacation in addition to paid sick leave. A healthy 401k sharing program too. I'm sure when there is hiring at the plants, they get a line out the door of qualified applicants.....
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It depends on more than the wage. The company I work for has a plant today that we can't fully staff. The starting pay is good but the plant is 1 hour from any major population center. That commute combined with the fact that the new hires know that they will be the first out the door in the next downturn means we are hiring just about anyone with a pulse and who can pass a drug test. That is what happens in an economy with 4% unemployment.
Also, the $40K a year per employee for healthcare if an statistic that is true but taken out of context. That $40K a year is for all current employees AND all their retirees. Ford, GM, and Chrysler have way more retirees than the newer companies that started building plants in the 80's.