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To: i-node who wrote (438211)	12/4/2008 5:15:42 PM
From: steve harris	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573957

the $78 an hour is correct money.cnn.com uaw.org from: message.snopes.com

To: i-node who wrote (438211)	12/4/2008 6:08:24 PM
From: bentway	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1573957

More asstalk, no links, no documentation - just asstalk.

To: i-node who wrote (438211)	12/5/2008 7:05:20 AM
From: Road Walker	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573957

wages of about $30/hour Show me. and benefits including health care, retirement, and other fringes of $32/hour. Show me.

To: i-node who wrote (438211)	12/5/2008 7:12:35 AM
From: Road Walker	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573957

Inode, Read this CAREFULLY and try to remember it: Contrary to an often-repeated myth, UAW members at GM, Ford and Chrysler are not paid $73 an hour. The truth is, wages for UAW members range from about $14 per hour for newly hired workers to $28 per hour for assemblers. The $73 an hour figure is outdated and inaccurate. It includes not only the costs of health care, pensions and other compensation for current workers, but also includes the costs of pensions and health care for all of the retired workers, spread out over the active workforce. Obviously, active workers do not receive any of this compensation, so it is simply not accurate to describe it as part of their "earnings." Furthermore, as previously indicated, the overall labor costs at the Detroit-based auto companies were dramatically lowered by the changes in the 2005 and 2007 contracts, which largely or completely eliminated the gap with the foreign transplant operations. foxnews.com