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Union Pressures Abroad Unsettle EV Automakers, But Also Build In More Worker Security

July 5, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, ev charging, green economy, green jobs, policy & politics, unions

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:35:34 +0000

As the automotive industry electrifies its vehicles, it is likely to affect both labor demand and the nature of employment in the automotive and parts sectors. Union pressures further complicate this changing automotive worker landscape. For many scholars, the involvement of unions is both part of the definition of a … [continued]

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Navigating the EV Transition: 4 Emerging Impacts on Auto Manufacturing Jobs

June 16, 2024 admin AI, bipartisan infrastructure law, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., Manufacturing, tesla, uaw, unions, united auto workers

Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 09:54:15 +0000

As momentum for electric vehicles accelerates in the U.S., a skilled and trained auto manufacturing workforce will be necessary for a successful transition. Policies like the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law have helped deliver more than $154 billion in investments into building electric vehicles and components. By 2035, EVs could … [continued]

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Six Red States Want To Cancel The UAW

April 20, 2024 admin chattanooga, clean transport, Electric vehicles, policy & politics, tennessee, uaw, unions, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:07:06 +0000

Workers at the Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, are voting this week on whether they want to join the UAW.

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Tesla Strike In Sweden Now Involves Denmark, May Spread To Norway & Finland

December 8, 2023 admin clean transport, Denmark, Electric vehicles, Europe, if metall, policy & politics, Sweden, tesla, unions

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2023 01:12:17 +0000

Tesla is locked in a titanic struggle with Sweden’s largest labor union. The result could have repercussions around the world.

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Volvo Penta Interview & Lots Of Union Talk

December 4, 2023 admin clean power, clean transport, Heavy equipment, Teamsters, uaw, unions, volvo penta

Credit to Author: Jo Borras| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:00:26 +0000

Last week was Thanksgiving, and I had the good fortune to be able to spend time with two of my … [continued]

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Vineyard Wind 1 Installs First 853-Foot-Tall GE Haliade-X Wind Turbines

November 15, 2023 admin clean power, policy & politics, unions, vineyard wind, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2023 04:19:39 +0000

The project will generate clean, renewable, affordable energy for over 400,000 homes and businesses across Massachusetts while reducing carbon emissions by over 1.6 million tons per year.

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The Role Of Unions In Electrifying Everything

June 6, 2022 admin carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, green jobs, mass transit / public transit, renewable energy, unions

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 20:05:46 +0000

The move toward economically and socially sustainable renewable energy is being smoothed by the recent participation of trade unions. How are unions in the US managing the complex transition away from fossil capitalism?

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Joe Biden Highlights Tesla As “Our Nation’s Largest Electric Vehicle Manufacturer” (Again)

March 10, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, green economy, Joe Biden, Manufacturing, tesla, uaw, unions

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 04:47:32 +0000

The quick news of the past week with regard to US President Joe Biden and global EV leader Tesla is that Biden has stated that Tesla is “our nation’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer” — just as he did a month ago in a separate speech about US manufacturing. Why is this a big deal? By […]

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Bank Workers Unionize for the First Time in 40 Years

March 2, 2020 admin banks, communications workers of america, financial industry, tom steyer, unions

Credit to Author: Lauren Kaori Gurley| Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 23:07:46 +0000

More than 100 workers at a Tom Steyer-founded bank have won collective bargaining rights in an industry with the lowest unionization rates in the country.

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