Noam Scheiber – leccar

After Gains at Big Three, U.A.W. Aims at Nonunion Plants

A looming union election at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga could determine the trajectory of union organizing at more than a dozen auto factories.

Experts said the union’s new contracts could set precedents that give labor advantages when bargaining contracts and organizing workers.

Experts on unions and the industry said the U.A.W. strike could accelerate a wave of worker actions, or stifle labor’s recent momentum.

A looming auto industry strike could test the president’s commitment to making electric vehicles a source of well-paying union jobs.

The result, at a plant owned by General Motors and a South Korean company, is a milestone for the auto union in organizing electric vehicle workers.

The automaker said the move would further its electric-vehicle goals. It may also defuse tensions with the U.A.W. ahead of contract talks next year.

A report by a liberal think tank tries to quantify the potential employment gains and losses, concluding that subsidies will be crucial.

A report by a liberal think tank tries to quantify the potential employment gains and losses, concluding that subsidies will be crucial.

Normal, Ill., is hoping the upstart electric vehicle maker Rivian can help the town become thriving once again.