Ohio Battery Plant Employees First to Join UAW
Workers at a General Motors joint venture electric vehicle battery factory in Ohio have voted to join the United Auto Workers union.
UAW Petitions to Organize GM-LG Energy Ohio Battery Plant
The United Auto Workers filed a petition to gain union membership for the 900 workers at the Ultium Cells LLC battery plant in Lordstown, Ohio, that is jointly owned by General Motors Co. and Korean partner LG Energy Solutions.
UAW Head Ray Curry Says EV Battery Plants Must Be Union
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — United Auto Workers President Ray Curry says if the union can’t organize workers at new electric vehicle battery factories that will supply Detroit’s three automakers, the union’s future would be in serious doubt.
Musk Invites UAW to Hold Organizing Vote at Factory
DETROIT — Elon Musk is inviting the United Auto Workers union to hold an organizing vote at Tesla’s factory in Fremont, Calif.
March 3, 2022Deere’s Monthlong Strike Ends With Workers Approving New Deal
Deere & Co. union workers ratified a new labor contract with the company Nov. 17 to return to plants across the U.S., putting an end to their first strike since 1986.
VTNA Plant Remains Open After UAW Rejects Contract
Volvo Trucks North America announced employees represented by the United Auto Workers rejected a new five-year labor agreement covering approximately 2,900 members of UAW Local #2069 at the New River Valley truck assembly operations in Dublin, Va.
May 17, 2021VTNA, UAW Reach Tentative Agreement; Virginia Strike Ends
Volvo Trucks North America announced the company and the United Auto Workers union reached a tentative agreement April 30 on the terms of a new five-year contract that would cover approximately 2,900 employees at the New River Valley truck assembly operations in Dublin, Va.
April 30, 2021UAW Strikes VTNA’s New River Valley Plant
Volvo Trucks North America on April 19 announced the United Auto Workers has called a strike at its New River Valley truck assembly operations in Dublin, Va.
NLRB Finds Elon Musk Tweet Violated Labor Law
DETROIT — Tesla CEO Elon Musk has tweeted his way into trouble with another federal agency, this time the National Labor Relations Board.
March 26, 2021UAW Agrees to Independent Monitor, Voting Changes After Corruption Probe
DETROIT — An independent monitor will watch the United Auto Workers’ finances and operations, and members will decide how they pick future leaders under a reform agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s office.