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To: koan who wrote (782475)	4/28/2014 7:48:44 PM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Recommended By TimF Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579262

Koan's slave labor comment is BS. The info below comes from 2008 but it tells the story. Non-union auto companies pay only a little less than UAW jobs, but have lower "legacy" costs which are killing the UAW companies. Take into account living costs are lower in the south. This is far from slave labor: Here are details of the average hourly labor cost of UAW workers employed at Ford and those employed by non-U.S. based automakers with plants in the United States. The figures are similar across the three Detroit automakers. WAGES: Base hourly wages and cost of living adjustments UAW: $29 Transplants: $26 WAGE RELATED: Paid vacation, overtime, holidays, night and weekend pay, break time UAW: $14 Transplants: $9 BENEFITS: Healthcare, training, etc UAW: $12 Transplants: $11 LEGACY COSTS (Without VEBA): Pension and healthcare benefits for retirees UAW: $16 Transplants: $3 LEGACY COSTS (With VEBA): Pension and healthcare benefits for retirees UAW: $3 Transplants: $3 TOTAL LABOR COST: UAW (without VEBA): $71 UAW (with VEBA): $58 Transplants: $49 Source of data Ford Motor Company. theautochannel.com