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The $100,000 auto union employee is an urban myth. These guys/gals make no where near that. I suppose you think they should work for minimum wage. Manufacturing cars is a high teck business these days.

I was an AFL-CIO member and my wage topped out at $12 an hour. I did have decent insurance which was nice. I was a paint process tech which meant that I was trained in all paint room operations from simple mixing of paint to rebuilding and installation of air and fluid regulators and pumps as well as programing and operation of paint robots.

Hey you are a union worker. How dare you expect a decent wage and health insurance(sarcasm). Everything wrong with America is your fault; you should be willing to work for a bowl of rice (sarcasm). Once the unions are out of the way...American business will be reborn (sarcasm).

Unfortunately, if the global capitalist get their way, we should be prepared for 'Cinderella Man' like conditions. The American business model of the 20th century was based upon the belief that people should be able to buy the products they make. It was very successful and created a prosperous middle class. The robber baron type of capitalism will create unrest, revolution and ultimately destroy the middle class.