From what I’ve read, EVs require far few parts to manufacture, which means you need fewer employees, the rank and file see that and want all they can get right now, it’s human nature.
Ross Perot was right; NAFTA and other trade agreements have created a giant sucking sound for good American Jobs.
In 5-10 years the overall number of employees in Union States will go down, the number in right to work states will go up.
The Big 3 automakers have plants in Southern Right to Work States and those are still working.
Filing for bankruptcy does not mean you are out of business, I would not be surprised to see GM, Ford, Stellantis file for bankruptcy, sell of their plants in Northern States and expand their plants in Southern States, agree to the union demands in the short term and plan to eliminate them over time.
EV's are a bait-and-switch offering. They will never be manufactured in quantities sufficient to require the current number of employees, no matter how many parts they use or don't use.
Our rulers want to eliminate private ownership of personal transportation vehicles altogether and are pretty open about that intention these days.
Employees in the automotive industry are quite rational in attempting to grab all they can for today. There is not going to be a future employment prospect for most of them. Ross Perot was right.
"If this goes on..."