Two striking UAW workers at the same Ford plant, very different lives – WaPost/msn
“Abolishing the tiered wage system is one of the union’s top demands…
“The tiered wage system came about as a concession the union made to automakers to save autoworkers’ jobs during the height of the 2008 financial crisis, when the automakers were teetering on the edge of solvency and eventually received government bailout loans of nearly $80 billion. To keep the companies afloat, the autoworkers union conceded to lower wages and reduced benefits for all workers hired after 2007.”