That same union agreed to a two-tier wage scale in 2005—and today, 70 percent of the jobs there are on the lower tier, which starts at just over $13.50 an hour, almost $8 less than what the starting wage used to be.
That’s only $28k a year before tax. Ugh. The article made me feel sad. Mind you, that’s what a lot of unionized plants in Canada are paying (or less actually).