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Automakers hire many temps, who get lower wages and (more importantly) fewer benefits, to fill in the gap when regular workers are on vacation, sick leave, and such, and sometimes to boost production on weekends and off-peak periods. As temps, they can be dischargedat will.
Foreign automakers use large numbers of temps in their U.S. plants, cutting labor costs. All new production hires at Nissan’s plant in Canton, Mississippi, and the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, are temporary or contract workers that are paid about $12/hour. They not only don’t get benefits, they have no job security and, depending on state laws, may not even qualify for unemployment compensation. (...) →
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Foreign automakers use large numbers of temps in their U.S. plants, cutting labor costs. All new production hires at Nissan’s plant in Canton, Mississippi, and the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, are temporary or contract workers that are paid about $12/hour. They not only don’t get benefits, they have no job security and, depending on state laws, may not even qualify for unemployment compensation. (...) →
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