A regional UAW official who has been nominated to an executive role with the union told reporters Monday that the UAW wants to eliminate the two-tier wage system which initially pays newer auto workers about half the hourly wages of veteran workers.
Norwood Jewell, nominated to fill the vice president roles for the union’s General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC departments when UAW leadership changes next year following its convention, called the wage discrepancy a “financial unfortunate” made during tough times.
“The international executive board hates two-tier,” said Jewell, director of UAW Region 1-C, following a news conference announcing nearly $1.3 billion in new U.S. plant investments at GM’s Flint Assembly Plant.
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