What Is Your Take? UAW Wants To End Two Tier System While Automakers Want Additional Tiers

U.S. automakers General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co., heading into negotiations with the United Auto Workers union, are considering asking to create a new tier of lower-paid union workers in their U.S. factories, people familiar with the matter said.

This new pay rate for some lower-skilled jobs would help the car manufacturers lower labor costs as they compete with Asian and European rivals that typically pay less at non-union U.S. plants, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private plans.

The UAW has said it wants raises for both its top-paid $28-an-hour assembly workers and the lower-paid second tier, whose wages top out at $19.28. The union, which abhors different wages to members doing the same job, is already considering pushing to eliminate the second tier, said a person familiar with the leadership’s thinking.

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MDarringer - 3/25/2015 9:09:17 PM

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KILL THE UAW IN FIRE!

MrEE - 3/26/2015 7:16:31 PM

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I agree it must be horrible to work where there are such tiers. The answer is merge the two tiers and average the current rates.