Anti-#Union #ElonMusk Helped Push #UAW Toward Historic Strike
#Tesla boss and world's richest man has a long history of opposing #unionization and paying lower compensation. In order to remain competitive with Tesla, legacy #automakers are using #EV transition as an excuse to build plants in union-hostile states like #Kentucky, #Tennessee, and #Alabama. Tesla spends $45/hr for its non-union labor, including benefits, #Ford, #GM, and #Stellantis are paying $63. https://jalopnik.com/how-anti-union-billionaire-elon-musk-helped-spark-uaw-s-1850861092
@BenjaminHCCarr I don't understand how making a better product for lower costs at one company would be the cause of workers going on strike at a different company. Building ICE cars requires a ton of very skilled labor that deserves higher pay. Electric Vehicles can be assembled by a much smaller number of workers who need far less skill. Other than the fact that they make competing products, I don't see much comparison at the worker level. It is like a chef at a 3 star restaurant being concerned that McDonalds pays minimum wage.
