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The average wage for a United Auto Workers (UAW) line worker is around $28 per hour12. This can vary based on factors like tenure and the specific automaker. For example, top-tier workers, who joined before 2007, earn about $33 per hour2. Meanwhile, newer hires might start at lower rates, around $17 per hour2.
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Don’t know where you got your figures but with the 2023 settlement the staring wage went up 70% to over $30/hr.
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It was the most the UAW got in decades.
None of the transplant plants from Europe and Asia have unions although VW lost a recent election and is appealing.
The 100% tariff on imported pickups is government protection for the market where the big three make their money.
This government protection is the only reason the 3 US car manufacturers are still in business, although the EV mandates will likely kill everyone but the Chinese.