the anti-UAW machine in full throttle again

[Blue_Tires]

U of M Economics professor tackles tough question of UAW wages

A tip sent us to the blog of Dr. Mark J. Perry, professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan, who points out that hourly union workers at the Big 3 make on average 57.6% more in a year than a university professor with a Ph.D. Using figures from the automakers themselves, Dr. Perry tells us that a union worker at Ford makes $141,020/year including wages and benefits. A worker at General Motors makes $146,520/year and one at Chrysler earns $151,720/year. According to another report he cites, the average annual salary for a college professor in 2006 was $92,973, which happens to be close to the $96,000/year a Honda, Nissan or Toyota worker makes in the U.S.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=post&forum=367


oh, yeah...don't bother to mention CEO compensations or other sources of financial waste...I wonder who funded the good professor on the study?

[AX10]

1. K & R!

[Omaha Steve]

2. Good post

Thanks for thinking of the labor forum. :-)

[Blue_Tires]

3. hold on--put the wrong link down

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/13/u-of-m-economics-professor-tackles-tough-question-of-uaw-wages/

[kernelfarmer]

4. Typical anti-labor propaganda

Rather than working to get more pay and benefits for the professors, let's bring down the wages of the auto workers.

[Blue_Tires]

5. welcome to the site!