The next generation of autoworkers faces a future with no healthcare or retirement – unless the union prevails
When Ryder Littlejohn started working at Ford in 1994 his starting wage was $12.45 an hour with a path to go full rate after three years at $25 an hour.
A third-generation autoworker, Littlejohn noted that adjusted for inflation, his starting rate was over $20 an hour in today’s dollars and a full rate of $45 an hour, with pension, retiree healthcare and cost-of-living adjustment.
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