While the roughly $57-an-hour wage and benefit costs Ford spends per UAW worker is less than the $75 an hour it was spending a decade ago, it is still between $8 and $20 an hour higher than Honda or Volkswagen AG
Article in the WSJ shows why Ford is looking at other options for satisfying worldwide demand for its cars. Is $57 a living wage? Is it not enough? Or is it too much? Should the UAW accept less to keep Detroit's automotive manufacturing alive, and help Detroit establish a new manufacturing base again?