The protected labor unions like dock workers on both coasts and teachers and municipal workers , and steel workers, and the UAW have fueled inflation, harmed education, blown municipal budgets,and crippled industries everywhere. The Democrats want to extend protections even more.
In unprotected private sector manufacturing the unions are below 7% participation.
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The average wage for a United Auto Workers (UAW) line worker is around $28 per hour12. This can vary based on factors like tenure and the specific automaker. For example, top-tier workers, who joined before 2007, earn about $33 per hour2. Meanwhile, newer hires might start at lower rates, around $17 per hour2.
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