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Re:Striking auto workers want a 40% pay increase–the same ra... by dfiohnio on Monday September 18, 2023 @07:46PM (#37563787)
>it's a particularly unreasonable starting position and is likely demonstrating just how far apart both parties are.

Their demands are only unreasonable if they lose. This is a strike. It's fight, not a discussion. The goal is to give the company no choice but to give in. The strikers are under no obligation to be fair. They can make whatever demands they want. They don't have to give an inch if they don't want to.

>They cannot be compared, nor should they.

Comparing them is pretty simple, actually.

$ units

You have: 21 million USD / year

You want: (28 USD / hour) * (40 hours / week)

* 359.35059

/ 0.0027827977

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