The UAW has released this Video About a Fourth Generation Ford Worker Who’s Fallen Behind.
Schambers, a 17-year UAW member currently working at Ford’s Livonia Transmission Plant, is the fourth generation in her family to work at Ford. But her pay and benefit standards have fallen behind those of the generations before her.
She spent six years at one Ford’s wholly owned subsidiaries as “temporary worker” — working a full-time schedule — to get to the then-starting full-time wage of just over $16 an hour. It took her almost another decade to reach the top rate of pay for a production employee.
Unfortunately, Sara’s story is not unique at Ford, the iconic American automaker still linked closely to the Ford family. Many workers like Sara also struggle at General Motors and Stellantis.
Despite making a quarter-trillion dollars in North American profits over the last decade, all three companies still employ temporary workers.
Of course, ending tiers and converting valuable temporary workers to permanent at 90 days is language that was in place for decades. Decades in which the Big 3 also reported solid profits, not the record profits of today so affordability is not an issue. Have you seen the video about the automakers $250 billion in profits over the last decade? You can watch it here.
