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NefCanuck,Nov 15 2007, 11:16 PM Wrote:

meford4u,Nov 15 2007, 09:49 PM Wrote:And Nef, directed at you.  Your comment about accepting the pay cut or unemployment.  Has your comment changed now that a third shift has been cut and over 1000 people are on EI?  The cut in wages changed nothing IMO.
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It's not good, but was the money they made even with the cut more than what they would have gotten on EI? :huh:

I know that sounds mercenary, but in these times...

NefCanuck
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You missed the point. They took the cut AND they're still on EI.

It boils down to this:

The cost of manpower and wages to build a vehicle boils down to 11-15% of the vehicles total cost. And that's including hourly, trades, engineers, management, etc. from beginning to end, from the engine and stamping plants to the assembly plant. So for a $30,000 vehicle less than $4G of it is labour.

We could all work for nothing and the best you'd do is that $4G.

So, what we make is immaterial. Wages wouldn't be an issue if your company is making something that the consumer wants.