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How much went back to the union I'm willing to bet it was a hefty chunck of change
After a quick look at the UAW website...
Not really, probably NONE of this, because profit sharing wouldn't be part of gross monthly wages. $10-50 to join depending on the specific UAW chapter. Then it depends on the balance of the UAW defense fund. If it is at $850M or higher, 2 hours pay per month or 1.15% of gross monthly wages for salaried workers. If the balance is $650M or less, it's 2.5 hours a month or 1.44% for salaried workers until the balance is back to $850 million or more. And that Defense Fund is what they use during things like the recent strike to help members while they negotiate with the business.
UAW Union dues, from the UAW Constitution(PDF).
So for the cost of two hours a month in wages they ensure that people are paid more than enough to make up for that two hours a month vs a non-union job.
Then they go and get them $10K on top of that.
Nice.
I don't know all the negotiated terms for the UAW agreement obviously, but there are most likely things like maternity/paternity leave, specific requirements for medical benefits coverage, etc. Not to mention other benefits like guaranteed vacation days, sick days, mental health coverage/assistance, that sort of stuff.
Remember that a big part of this strike was because the workers had made concessions during COVID to reduce wages and benefits temporarily, and not even those concessions were not returned after things began to return to normal.
It's still a significant net positive for the workers, meaning that the union gets the workers more money in their pockets than if there wasn't a union.
Your argument is therefore invalid
What is this saying?
Even if 99.9% of it went back to the union, you still made money and you'd complain about that? Like... What level of idiot math is this?
Are you the type of person who when given a free slice of cake, yell that you should be getting the whole cake?
Same mentality as “burger flippers don’t deserve $15/hr.” Instead of looking up at the real enemy, it’s easier to punch down. Decades of conditioning and propaganda will do that.