For nearly 40 years, Kawasaki Heavy Industries has manufactured subway cars in a former Otis Elevator building, located in the heart of Yonkers since 1986, providing jobs for roughly 500 workers in a non-union facility.
However, a study released on Tuesday, September 30th, shows a different side of the Japanese conglomerate’s railcar facilities.
Workers at the company’s plants in Yonkers and Lincoln, Nebraska, earn 16 percent less than the industry average, with many reporting they cannot afford rent, groceries, or medical care, according to a year-long investigation by Jobs to Move America, a pro-union advocacy organization, and Cornell University’s Climate Jobs Institute…