A Changing Auto Industry, but Still ‘Good Stories in Detroit’
As electric vehicles usher in a new era for the car economy and workers strike against rooted manufacturers, Neal E. Boudette is in Motor City to cover it all.
Federal Lawsuit Accuses Tesla of Racial Discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit accusing the carmaker of mistreating Black employees at its factory in California.
Quebec Lures $5 Billion Battery Factory for Electric Cars
The Canadian government matched financial incentives available in the U.S. to attract the investment from Northvolt, a Swedish company.
Ford Halts Work on E.V. Battery Plant in Michigan
The company cited concerns about operating the factory competitively. It’s not clear if the pause is linked to its dispute with the United Auto Workers.
What Republicans Say (and Don’t Say) About the Auto Workers’ Strike
Their responses obscure the nature of the conflict.
An Ohio Town Struggles Between Biden’s Clean Energy Agenda and Union Support
Contract talks at an electric vehicle battery plant in Lordstown could have even more of an impact than the autoworkers’ strike on the labor standards of the emerging electric-vehicle industry.
For Tesla and Musk, Auto Strike Carries Benefits and Risks
Elon Musk, the Tesla chief executive, may be able to exploit his rivals’ weaknesses, but the United Auto Workers union also has the electric carmaker in its sights.
Michigan and U.S. Automakers Share a Past. What Will U.A.W. Strike Mean for Their Future?
Fewer Michigan residents work in auto manufacturing than before, but a strike by U.A.W. members is a reminder of what the industry still means to the state.
The United Auto Workers Will Lose. I Worry for Our Economy and for President Biden.
Autoworkers want, and deserve, a big raise. But they are asking for too much.
Strike Is a High-Stakes Gamble for Autoworkers and the Labor Movement
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.