GM Makes Key Concession To Striking UAW Members
The UAW gained a key concession from General Motors this week after the union targeted GM’s most profitable factory.
The UAW gained a key concession from General Motors this week after the union targeted GM’s most profitable factory.
Former US President Trump recently derided the power and place of battery-powered transportation on his social media network. Amidst all the misinformation, one statement of fact was missing: Tesla manufactures more of its vehicles here in the US than any other automaker.
The United Auto Workers strike is a huge gamble. If the UAW wins, workers all across America will benefit. But that may not happen.
It’s said in military history that generals and the leaders of countries always fight the last war. Why? Because that’s what they know and are familiar with. But, this mistake can be fatal, because the next war a country has to fight might come with very different challenges. Being ready … [continued]
The UAW contract ends Thursday, September 14. Will a strike be called? If so, what will be the effect on EV production?
The move toward economically and socially sustainable renewable energy is being smoothed by the recent participation of trade unions. How are unions in the US managing the complex transition away from fossil capitalism?
The quick news of the past week with regard to US President Joe Biden and global EV leader Tesla is that Biden has stated that Tesla is “our nation’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer” — just as he did a month ago in a separate speech about US manufacturing. Why is … [continued]
Controversy regarding Tesla and unionization started in 2018 when the UAW (the United Auto Workers union) claimed that Tesla fired a worker for trying to set up a union. We’ll get to that and other union-related actions and tweets in this article to provide much more context to this overarching … [continued]
Allowing workers to join the United Auto Workers would benefit not only employees but the company itself.
Workers at the GM factory in Silao, Mexico voted this week to part ways with their union in a move that could have broad implications for several industries.