U.A.W. Deal With Ford Cuts Hourly Rate to $55
 

The automaker said that its new agreement with the union would eventually bring its labor costs in line with what foreign competitors pay their U.S. workers.

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Those poor workers, how are they going to cope? Only $55 an hour, that's terrible.:argh:

Ya no kidding.:pca1:

I dont know how everything works in the US with healthcare and everything but I noticed it said 55/hr with benefits, so I wonder what they are including in that and what the employees actually make dollar wise per hour

about $25

They make it sound quite a bit better when they say $55

yeah, what alot of people want them to get down to like what the foreign car makers pay which is like $30 w/benefits...but you figure they start with 55 then say about 7-8 for union dues, 10-15 for insurance, and who knows like 401k and all that they bring home $22-$25, this is just an estimate of what i would guess its like.:pca1: