Union
Membership
|
Percent of
employed wage and salary workers in the U.S. who are
union members |
12.1 |
|
Percent of private industry workers
in the U.S. who are union members |
7.5 |
|
Percent of government
workers in the U.S. who are union members |
35.9 |
| Percent of Michigan workers who are
union members |
19.5 |
|
Percent
of Michigan workers represented by unions |
20.6 |
|
Ranking among 50 states of
Michigan's union membership rate |
5 |
Unemployment
|
Number of
jobs lost in Michigan's manufacturing sector since mid-2000 (as
of mid-2007) |
400,000 |
|
National
unemployment rate (May 2008) |
5.5 |
|
Michigan's
unemployment rate (May 2008) |
8.5 |
| Ranking among 50 states of
Michigan's unemployment rate |
1 |
| Number of
unemployed in
Michigan (March 2008) |
416,200 |
GM Wages
|
Average hourly wage of unskilled UAW
workers at GM |
$27 |
|
Total annual earnings
at rate of $27 per hour |
$56,160 |
|
Average hourly wage with COLA, bonuses and
overtime included |
$35 |
|
Total annual earnings at rate of $35 per hour |
$72,800 |
|
Average hourly wage when value of health care and other
benefits are added |
$73 |
| Average hourly wage for Toyota worker when value of health care
and other benefits are added |
$48 |
|
Hourly wage of new non-core,
second-tier UAW
workers at GM (2007 contract) |
$15.30 |
|
Percent of Michigan hourly workers
projected to receive second tier wages by 2011 |
31 |
JOBS Bank
|
Number of UAW
workers in JOBS Bank in Lansing (July 2007) |
300 |
|
Number of UAW
workers in JOBS Bank nationwide |
5-6,000 |
|
Annual cost to GM
of JOBS bank nationwide (in millions) |
$7-8 |
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