UAW members average $73 per hour in total compensation, according to several accounts I’ve read. While their actual paycheck may only be around $30, from these same accounts, SocSec, health benefits, vacations, OT, retirement, etc. etc. pushes up the true cost to the big 3.
When someone takes a job, they buy into a bundle of benefits, of which pay is just one element. They weigh their decision to take or refuse a job, to retire, to work OT, or to switch jobs, on ALL those factors, including even nonmonetary ones such as status, team environment, patriotism (the military), dirty vs. clean, etc.
