The United Automobile Workers said on Friday it had secured an important concession from General Motors regarding the contracts of workers at battery factories.
The industry’s transition to battery power is already underway. Republican presidential candidates are pushing to reverse course.
The former president campaigned in Michigan during a strike by autoworkers but resorted to misleading claims to make the case for his candidacy.
The president and his leading Republican rival are heading to Michigan to address members of the U.A.W., whose political clout is growing.
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.
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.
The union targeted one factory run by General Motors, one by Ford and one by Stellantis. Prolonged walkouts could hurt the U.S. economy and President Biden.
A looming auto industry strike could test the president’s commitment to making electric vehicles a source of well-paying union jobs.
Republicans are raising fresh concerns about CATL, the battery maker Ford is working with to bring new technology to the U.S., and its connections to Xinjiang.
Republicans are raising fresh concerns about CATL, the battery maker Ford is working with to bring new technology to the U.S., and its connections to Xinjiang.