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The UAW strike and the inexorable math of electric vehicles

Sun, 09/17/2023 - 08:30

Robots during the production of the Tesla Model Y in the Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide, Germany, October 2021. — Robots during the production of the Tesla Model Y in the Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide, Germany, October 2021.
Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images

Tech Insider, Transportation, general-motors, UAW, Strike, strikes, Ford

Workers' strikes in the US are at their highest point since 2000, with 4.1 million days lost in August to labor activism

Sun, 09/17/2023 - 06:45

Tech Insider : Economy

UAW strike — Members of United Auto Workers have been striking since Friday
Reuters

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The real winner from the big strike in Detroit? Tesla

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 09:11

UAW GM strike — LM Otero/Associated Press

Transportation, tesla, general-motors, Ford, UAW, elon-musk, Transportation

It's official: Auto workers at Ford, GM, and Stellantis are on strike

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 00:11

Striking United Auto Workers picket at Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., shortly after midnight Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) — Striking United Auto Workers picket at Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., shortly after midnight Friday, Sept. 15, 2023.
Paul Sancya/Associated Press

Transportation, Transportation, UAW, Ford, GM, Stellantis, Unions

The UAW doesn't have to strike at every automaker or factory to shut down most of the auto industry

Thu, 09/14/2023 - 11:38

UAW strike — Members of the UAW last went on strike in 2019.
Reuters

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A UAW strike could drive up inflation, push Michigan into a recession, and even hurt Biden in the election

Mon, 09/11/2023 - 18:33

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics

UAW GM strike — A potential strike starting as soon as Friday would cost the economy billions of dollars.
LM Otero/Associated Press

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Car deals just came back, but they will dry up if auto workers go on strike

Thu, 09/07/2023 - 12:26

UAW strike — The United Auto Workers union last went on strike at General Motors in 2019.
Reuters

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Auto workers want 40% pay increases. Analysts worry that will drive up car prices and make it harder for Ford, GM, and Stellantis to compete with Tesla.

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 14:59

Ford cars — If automakers have to pay more for their labor, they might pass on increased costs to consumers, analysts fear.
Eric Thayer/Getty Images

Transportation, Transportation, electric-vehicles, UAW, Automakers, car-buyers, car-buying

Workers at Ford, GM, and Jeep-maker Stellantis just got one step closer to striking as automaker union negotiations heat up

Fri, 08/25/2023 - 12:44

UAW strike — Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

Transportation, electric-vehicles, Ford, GM, Stellantis, Transportation, UAW

Automakers are facing an uphill battle as inventory piles up and workers threaten to go on strike

Thu, 08/17/2023 - 15:05

F-150 pickup trucks sit in a lot in November 2022. — Between dealer tensions, a potential strike, and parts makers struggling, automakers have a rough several months in store.
David Zalubowski/AP

Transportation, Automakers, Auto Industry, UAW, car buyers, Inventory, Pricing

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