For Michigan’s Economy, Electric Vehicles Are Promising and Scary In a presidential battleground state, electric vehicles have emerged as a contested piece of the economic future — a job-killer or a job-creator.
Biden Administration Is Said to Slow Early Stage of Shift to Electric Cars The change to planned rules was an election-year concession to labor unions and auto executives, according to people familiar with the plan.
U.A.W. Announces Drive to Organize Nonunion Plants The United Automobile Workers’ effort, with a long-elusive goal, follows its success in securing big raises in contracts with the Detroit automakers.
U.A.W. Members at General Motors Ratify Contract The deal was backed by 55 percent of the United Automobile Workers members voting. Tentative accords at Ford and Stellantis seem headed for approval.
G.M.’s Contract Deal With U.A.W. Faces Surprisingly Stiff Opposition Many longstanding General Motors workers have been voting against the tentative accord, which they feel insufficiently improves retirement benefits.