UAW, Detroit, & The Politics Of Electric Cars

20 Sep 2023 | Abstracted from Clean Technica

"The negotiations will determine the balance of power between workers and management, possibly for years to come...The UAW strike is also perilous for Joe Biden, who has made building an EV and battery manufacturing industry a pillar of his economic agenda.

"...the Inflation Reduction Act is pouring billions of dollars into building new factories in red states where unions struggle...The future of work in America is being written as you read this."

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