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What Role Will Autoworkers Play In The Upcoming US Presidential Election?

October 5, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, ev charging, ev sales, green economy, inflation reduction act of 2022., jobs, Manufacturing, policy & politics, uaw, united auto workers, us election 2024

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 15:29:14 +0000

US Vice President Kamala Harris said this week that she would offer tax credits to companies that increase “good union jobs” like the ones that the steel industry brought to Pennsylvania. Harris also said she would prioritize investments in strengthening factories and retooling existing ones. The comments came in a … [continued]

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Trump & Musk Pal Around While UAW Files Federal Labor Charges Against Them Both

August 17, 2024 admin clean transport, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, elon musk, Media, policy & politics, tesla, uaw, unions

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 22:15:47 +0000

The UAW has filed federal labor charges against what it calls “disgraced billionaires Donald Trump and Elon Musk” due to their illegal attempts to threaten and intimidate workers, whether explicitly or implicitly. Workers who self-advocate for better working conditions by engaging in protected concerted activity, such as strikes, cannot be … [continued]

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Rivian, The UAW, & Politics

July 15, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, green economy, inflation reduction act of 2022., labor unions, Manufacturing, policy & politics, rivan, uaw, united auto workers, us department of energy (doe), Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 15:10:56 +0000

Rivian has been left out of the latest DOE grant program for automakers. Bloomberg thinks it knows why that happened.

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Navigating the EV Transition: 4 Emerging Impacts on Auto Manufacturing Jobs

June 16, 2024 admin AI, bipartisan infrastructure law, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., Manufacturing, tesla, uaw, unions, united auto workers

Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 09:54:15 +0000

As momentum for electric vehicles accelerates in the U.S., a skilled and trained auto manufacturing workforce will be necessary for a successful transition. Policies like the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law have helped deliver more than $154 billion in investments into building electric vehicles and components. By 2035, EVs could … [continued]

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Six Red States Want To Cancel The UAW

April 20, 2024 admin chattanooga, clean transport, Electric vehicles, policy & politics, tennessee, uaw, unions, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:07:06 +0000

Workers at the Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, are voting this week on whether they want to join the UAW.

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Volvo Penta Interview & Lots Of Union Talk

December 4, 2023 admin clean power, clean transport, Heavy equipment, Teamsters, uaw, unions, volvo penta

Credit to Author: Jo Borras| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:00:26 +0000

Last week was Thanksgiving, and I had the good fortune to be able to spend time with two of my … [continued]

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UAW Go Big Strategy Focuses On Non-Union Automakers, Including Tesla

December 3, 2023 admin non-union workers, policy & politics, uaw

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:03:54 +0000

The United Auto Workers just pulled off one of the most successful strikes in history. In a carefully coordinated campaign … [continued]

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The Successful UAW Strike Portends A Successful EV Transition

November 23, 2023 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ford, gm, nrdc, stellantis, uaw

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 04:53:14 +0000

When the United Auto Workers (UAW) started its strike against Ford, GM, and Stellantis earlier this year, a grim storyline … [continued]

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GM Set To Invest $491 Million Into EV Upgrades For Indiana Plant

September 21, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev manufacturers, gm, indiana, uaw

Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2022 20:10:24 +0000

The investment will support future vehicles, including EVs, built at GM assembly plants across the country

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Joe Biden Highlights Tesla As “Our Nation’s Largest Electric Vehicle Manufacturer” (Again)

March 10, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, green economy, Joe Biden, Manufacturing, tesla, uaw, unions

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 04:47:32 +0000

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 this a big deal? By […]

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