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Originally Posted by G-10Assembly
I am very familiar with the Die Making trade in a large stamping plant. In Indianapolis it was the highest paid UAW skilled trade. Those Die Makers really impressed me with their skills and hard work.
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Many of those guys made more per year than their salaried foremen, especially considering the amount of overtime (shift premium plus time and a half for regular overtime; double time for Sundays).
I recall dad saying that there were many weeks where he worked more than 100 hours during the 7 day period.
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