Toyota Plant Workers get $10k bonus

[binary]

Toyota workers in the US got an average of $10,000 in bonuses during the year of 2005, up from $8,000 in '04...GM... zilch. http://www.leftlanenews.com/20...get-0/

[jake75]

Quote, originally posted by binary »Toyota workers in the US got an average of $10,000 in bonuses during the year of 2005, up from $8,000 in '04...GM... zilch. http://www.leftlanenews.com/20...get-0/I suspect that theGM Union Wages and Benefits were at least $5 more per hour than Toyota ($5 x 2,000 hr = $10,000).

[micbarric]

I wonder if the UAW workers at NUMMI (Toyota's only unionized American plant) get the same bonus as the non-union workers?

[jake75]

Quote, originally posted by micbarric »I wonder if the UAW workers at NUMMI (Toyota's only unionized American plant) get the same bonus as the non-union workers?I suppose it depends on what is provided for in the contract. The contract establishes both the workers' obligations and the employers' obligations.