Funny that some Southern Senators wanted the UAW to work for the same wages as foriegn companys pay their workers in Southern non union states. I wonder why they didn't suggest the UAW members get paid what these companies pay their unionized plants back home?
http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3123186Tuesday, March 17, 2009 6:15 PM
TOKYO, Mar. 17, 2009 (Kyodo News International) -- Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE:TM) and its labor union are expected to strike a deal in this spring's ''shunto'' annual wage talks under which the automaker will not implement a pay-scale hike but will pay bonuses equal to five months' wages plus 100,000 yen, sources close to the negotiations said Tuesday.
The carmaker plans to maintain the current seniority-based wage increase system, they said.
(Source: iStockAnalyst )