• Mongostein@lemmy.ca
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    7 months ago

    So for the cost of two hours a month in wages they ensure that people are paid more than enough to make up for that two hours a month vs a non-union job.

    Then they go and get them $10K on top of that.

    Nice.

    • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      I don’t know all the negotiated terms for the UAW agreement obviously, but there are most likely things like maternity/paternity leave, specific requirements for medical benefits coverage, etc. Not to mention other benefits like guaranteed vacation days, sick days, mental health coverage/assistance, that sort of stuff.

      Remember that a big part of this strike was because the workers had made concessions during COVID to reduce wages and benefits temporarily, and not even those concessions were not returned after things began to return to normal.