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GM Opens Door to Organized Labor at Two New EV Battery Plants

Early conceptual rendering of Ultium Cells LLC battery cell manufacturing facility in Spring Hill, Tennessee.Source: General Motors Co.

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By Gabrielle Coppola and Keith Naughton

May 25, 2021 at 9:53 PM UTC

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General Motors Co. is bending to pressure from its largest union to allow organized labor into new battery factories as it races to build out capacity for a slew of planned electric-powered models.

The company, which plans two new battery plants in Ohio and Tennessee in a joint venture with a unit of LG Chem Ltd., said Tuesday it would be open to discussions with the United Auto Workers over its demand for collective bargaining rights.