Protecting Workers as We Shift to Electric Vehicles

The U.S. auto industry is quite profitable but currently claims to lose money on electric vehicles.

Tesla and some of the Asian electric vehicle manufacturers pay relatively low wages to their workers.

The union correctly sees this as a moment to influence how and where American electric vehicles are manufactured and to ensure that labor gets a fair share of the profits generated by this technology.

President Joe Biden wants to make up 50 percent of all new vehicle sales by 2030 .

Environmental groups are supporting the labor action, saying it’s needed to ensure that factory workers are included in the transition to a clean economy.

The green support for the union marks a relatively new development between two Democratic -aligned factions.