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Cars: EV prices will be a big issue if UAW gets 40% wage increase, expert predicts

If the union gets a 40% wage increase, the cost ultimately will be passed down to the consumer, said one analyst.

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A 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ rolls off the assembly line and drives into a special event celebrating the start of retail products for the electric vehicle on March 21, 2022, at the General Motors Spring Hill assembly plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee. The event marks another milestone for GM and its commitment to an all-electric future.

If the union gets a 40% wage increase, the cost ultimately will be passed down to the consumer, said one analyst.

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The Kia logo brands a steering wheel inside of a Kia car dealership in Elmhurst, Ill., Oct. 5, 2012.
 

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FILE - The Ford logo is seen on signage at a Ford dealership, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating a Ford Motor Co. recall of more than a quarter-million Explorer SUVs in the U.S. after receiving complaints about repairs intended to prevent the vehicles from unexpectedly rolling away even while placed in
 

Ford recalls nearly 42,000 trucks because rear axle shaft may break

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The new Ford F-150 Lightning, an all-electric truck, is parked outside the Edge Motor Museum on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in Memphis.
 

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A small collection of unsold 2021 Arteon and Jetta sedans sits in an otherwise empty storage lot outside a Volkswagen dealership in Lakewood, Colo., in this Aug. 1, 2021, photograph.
 

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Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly GM Line worker Ralph Payne, 58, of Taylor, pumps his fist as a driver honks at strikers with Local 22.  Strikers are outside of GM Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Monday, Sept. 16, 2019.
 

UAW says authorization for strike against Detroit 3 overwhelmingly approved

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 A GMC Sierra 1500 pickup on the assembly line at the General Motors Fort Wayne Assembly plant on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 in Roanoke, Indiana. GM announced Thursday, May 30, 2019 it is investing $24 million in the plant to expand production of full size Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 pickups in Roanoke, Indiana.
 

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UAW President Shawn Fain walks alongside other union members during a rally and practice picket near the Detroit Assembly Complex - Mack in Detroit on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.
 

UAW members practice picketing: Autoworkers are 'ready to strike'

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Rideshare drivers demonstrate against rideshare companies Uber and Lyft during a car caravan protest on August 6, 2020 in Los Angeles. - The drivers, organized by the Mobile Workers Alliance and Rideshare Drivers United unions, say Uber and Lyft's are pushing a "deceptive" November ballot initiative, which, if passed, they claim would "rewrite labor law" and turn app-based drivers into independent contractors, exempting companies such   as Lyft and Uber from standard wage and hour restrictions. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
 

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