Jobs to Move America Report Finds Low Wages, Safety Issues at Transit Seating Manufacturer
A Jobs to Move America report alleges low wages and workplace hazards at Freedman by Lippert, a Chicago transit seating manufacturer acquired by LCI Industries' subsidiary Lippert Components in April 2025. Surveyed workers reported a median wage of $19.45 per hour, 13.8% below the Chicago Metro median for comparable production jobs, with 81% reporting workplace hazards such as a leaky roof, excessive heat, and pests. The report lands while the all-stock LCI Industries-Patrick Industries merger faces extended DOJ antitrust review, adding labor-reputational pressure to a deal already under regulatory scrutiny.
Key figures
- Pct leaky roof
- 68%
- Pct food struggles
- 74%
- Chicago minimum wage
- 17.05
- Pct housing struggles
- 71%
- Pct reporting hazards
- 81%
- Pct utility struggles
- 77%
- Median hourly wage surveyed
- 19.45
- Chicago metro assembler median
- 20.99
- Median assembler wage surveyed
- 18.85
- Pct medical expense difficulty
- 62%
- Wage gap vs chicago metro median
- 13.8%
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