It is not bullshit. The average employee on the floor at the car manufacturers is $55/hour. For general manufacturing it is $32/hour.bus914 wrote:Don't propagate the bullshit about high wages unless you think you're overpaid. 😂
The difference is what makes them uncompetitive. I am sure there are also other little things in their contracts that restrict productivity as well and they will all add up to being uncompetitive. The unions keep their heads up their backsides to the pressures businesses face and think the business will carry on no matter what.
The reality is that at some point, the company just says enough and either close or move overseas.
I am not saying we should be working for asian wages but we do have to be aware of what is going on around us. We need to have competitive productivity AND decent quality control.
If we are not careful, Qantas will be going down the same road for the same reasons.
I personally will not buy anything Australian or US built in cars unless it is backed by a Japanese or European quality control system.
Yogie
