According to the UAW's own website, the base pay for a worker in a UAW plant is $27 an hour. So. News media tells the world, and most Americans: UAW workers make $70 an hour. Reality: They make $27 an hour.o in almost every news article and commentary about whether or not there should be a bailout for Big Auto, the current figure thrown around as to how much United Auto Workers make is $70 an hour. Yup.