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In reply to the discussion: Fast-Food Strikes Expand Across U.S. to 50 Cities [View all]Mother Muckraker
(116 posts)My 2006 UAW union contract for an autoworker:
$20/hr starting wage
raise every 6 months with top pay at $28/hr
Cost of living adjustment (IOWs, wage pegged to inflation)
health insurance paid 100%
small pension
401k 25% matching by company
dental
vision
Also, you can't be summarily fired. You have to accumulate a certain number of points within a 1 year period to get fired. And if management does write you up, you have your union rep to represent you. A manager can get fired if there are too many union grievances written against a manager.
Many parents have set up a stable family environment & sent their kids to college working as an autoworker. Many autoworkers have went to restaurants and tipped the waitress a decent tip because they could afford to. People with economic stability with a little bit of left over discretionary income will spend it which benefits YOU.
Workers asking for $15/hour is more than reasonable.