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The United Auto Workers is preparing to walk off the job on September 14th if the “Big Three” automakers don’t agree to the union’s demands for pay increases, shorter working days , and stronger pensions.
A simultaneous strike of all three major automakers has never happened, but it has been brewing since at least the Great Recession of 2008 when union workers agreed to major concessions to keep car companies from filing Chapter 11 .
Union leadership is concerned that a wholesale shift to electric would hurt its membership.
Analysts warn of a “potential nightmare situation” for GM and Ford .
In the short term, a strike could have an effect on car prices.
A strike means fewer cars are produced, and as we learned in 2021 , that can lead to a steep rise in prices.
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