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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
John Seewer and Tom Krisher

Auto worker strike highlights disparities between temporary and permanent employees

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

When Rhonda Naus got a job inspecting Jeep Wranglers fresh off the assembly line, her paycheck added up to roughly half of what her co-workers were making. But with that came an expectation that her temporary status eventually would become permanent with a big jump in wages.

Six years later, she's still doing the same work as her colleagues at Stellantis and still making a lot less.

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