Ford reaches tentative UAW contract.

goducks10 wrote:

ShinerBock wrote:

goducks10 wrote:
You know who loves unions? The non union workers that do the same work in the same town as union workers.
When unions leave wages drop.

A side note to this is that right to work states generally have lower cost of living and higher employment rates. It is a fact based on US data that on average non-RTW states have considerably more unions and a much higher the cost of living. A higher salary is needed to cover the higher cost of goods because the producers of those goods had to increase the salaries of their workers. It is a perpetual and never ending cycle. Another thing that increases the cost of living is taxes and regulations which most unions give to the political side that generally likes to increase these things whenever they can.

So just because the average salary is higher, does not necessarily mean they are better off when you consider all things.

Not saying that all union are bad. I am just saying that you have to take all things into account when weighing the pros and cons of it all. You can't just look at one single thing and say one is better(or worse) than the other.

Ask those non union workers if they're getting the same benefits as their union counter parts. Earning lower wages when things are cheaper is fine except when it comes time to save for retirement.

This is true and is another aspect to look at. Unfortunately, that is data neither of us have so we cannot say for 100% certain. We can make assumptions, but nothing factual with actual numbers like you can with cost of living and earnings. Although, if you continue to stay in that higher cost of living state then your cost of living will still be higher so you will need more money to compensate. That is unless you move to a RTW-state to take advantage of lower cost due to not having heavy union presence.