by UAWD Steering Committee | Dec 20, 2022 | Electric Vehicles, Jacobin, UAW Members UNITED, UAWD in the News
Paul Prescod writes for Jacobin: The labor movement itself needs to be ready for the fight ahead. Huge shifts currently taking place in the United Auto Workers could put the union in a better position to take on the challenge of organizing eclectic vehicle assembly...
by Justin | Feb 10, 2022 | Electric Vehicles, ELMS, UAW Local 5
MISHAWAKA, Ind. (WNDU) – The company that builds electric vehicles in Mishawaka found itself on the front page of the Wall Street Journal this week.In September, all appeared to be fine as the first electric delivery van of Electric Last Mile Solutions rolled...
by Justin | Dec 27, 2021 | Electric Vehicles, General Motors, UAW Local 602
General Motors Co.’s Lansing Delta Township plant will be down for 11 weeks next year as the plant goes through facility and equipment modifications for future product, the automaker confirmed Monday. Read the article here.
by Justin | Dec 22, 2021 | Electric Vehicles, Stellantis, UAW Local 1268
The Belvidere Assembly Plant is being eyed to become an electric vehicle manufacturing facility as soon as 2024, the Chicago Tribune reported Tuesday. According to the Chicago Tribune, industry analysts expect Stellantis to transform the plant into the...
by Justin | Dec 21, 2021 | Detroit News, Electric Vehicles, Ford
Ford Motor Co. on Monday confirmed it is recalling a combined 2,626 all-electric Mustang Mach-E SUVs and Maverick pickup trucks in the U.S. over an issue that could result in rear seat belts not adequately restraining a passenger in a crash. Company spokesperson Said...
by Justin | Dec 21, 2021 | Detroit News, Electric Vehicles, General Motors
Lansing City Council unanimously approved an industrial facilities tax exemption for a $2.5 billion battery cell manufacturing plant that General Motors Co. and partner LG Energy Solution are looking to build in nearby Delta Township. Read the article...
