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Automakers' Jobs Bank Program Pays Laid-Off Workers to Do Nothing

Source: Fox News
Detroit : MI : USA | about 1 year ago  
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Thousands of laid-off auto workers get paid $31 an hour to sit around and do nothing all year under a controversial program that could continue even if American taxpayers bail out the American auto industry. The program, called "Jobs Banks," has been around for 24 years.
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  • News Source: Fox News | about 1 year ago
    Thousands of laid-off auto workers get paid $31 an hour to sit around and do nothing all year under a controversial program that could continue even if American taxpayers bail out the American auto industry. The program, called "Jobs Banks," has been...

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