[JeanLM]

Don’t know where you got your figures but with the 2023 settlement the staring wage went up 70% to over $30/hr.
Pay for veteran workers at Detroit Three to rise by 33%
UAW won right to strike future plant closures
Contract will boost GM labor, pension costs $7 bln -sources: Reuters
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.

[central_va]

I am in favor of US labor. 7% of it is union. Still, at least to me the "evil" of unions far exceeds giving up the USA's manufacturing base. THINK LONG TERM.

PS: Co-Pilot is AI. The data is usually accurate.