GM strike: change or die

[C. Petersen]

> 
>  The basic error of opportunism , the UAW's included,
> is to attempt
> to solve the workers' problems within the capitalist system .
> Reutherism and the UAW policy at bottom does not seek
> to be part of a movement to end capitalism and seeks only
> reforms, not revolutionary change. It therefore is not 
> militant class struggle trade unionism.
> 
> The situation in Flint is the result of that long term policy 
> and its more recent manifestations specifically related to 
> Flint as mentioned by Doug. If the UAW concedes the 
> ultimate perogatives of private property to GM , et al.,

Does anyone know the standard wage of a run of the mill assembly line
worker either at GM, Chrysler etc. I was watching this story on TV and
someone started calling the strikers spoiled brats and said that they earn
about $70,000/year on average, and that seemed pretty high, especially
considering how poor of a town Flint is. I mean, people with boring
repetitive jobs deserve pay compensation for that.