Meet The Half-Priced Auto Workers Building Your New Car
Derick and Justin Jewell are brothers. They both work in GM plants doing similar jobs. The main difference between them? Justin makes $16 an hour. Derick makes $28 an hour. Welcome to the world of "two-tiers."
Read the rest of the story Here.The American Dream is that each generation will do better than the last. But many families of auto workers no longer have that expectation. As Detroit car makers sped towards financial ruin, their union agreed to a dual wage structure, plus deep cuts in benefits. Now, new hires earn about half what traditional workers make. Changing Gears Ann Arbor reporter Kate Davidson tells how this reversal of fortune has altered their lives.
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