> >From a questionable source:
>
> The Volkswagen plant in Puebla, Mexico, churns out 19,500 shiny new
> Beetles each month, most of which are sold to American car buyers for
> around $17,000 each. The plant also produces 3,720 old-style Bugs per
> month, sold in Mexico for about $8,000 apiece. Do a little math and
> you'll find that Volkswagen sells about $361,260,000 worth of cars
> every month. Not bad.
>
> After a considerable struggle -- which included strong-arm management
> tactics and the eventual walk-out of workers at Puebla -- the workers
> have finally won a raise. Workers were ecstatic at the 13% raise,
> which will result in an average hourly pay rate of nearly $2.33. Of
> course, employers south of the border -- many of whom are American
> businesses who dumped workers back home for the cheap labor and
> non-existent safety and health laws of Mexico -- are now concerned
> that this may be the beginning of a "disturbing trend." I'd say that
> paying workers $2.33 an hour when you're making over $360 million
> worth of cars each month is more than a little disturbing itself.
>
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