# Would you like to SEE how UNIONS affect overhead costs?

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**Created:** [September 27, 2007, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/would-you-like-to-see-how-unions-affect-overhead-costs/36042 "2007-09-27T09:12:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 27, 2007, 9:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/would-you-like-to-see-how-unions-affect-overhead-costs/36042/3 "2007-09-27T09:17:39Z")

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So the true cost of an average UAW worker is roughly double their wage? Sounds about right. I wonder what goes into the liaibility calculation? I’m guessing liaibility per pay period, so that number does not include benefits collected by retiree’s.

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