Hyperdrive
Union Wins Vote in First US Electric Vehicle Battery Plant
- Workers at Ultium plant in Ohio vote for union representation
- United Auto Workers union plans to organize other EV plants
This article is for subscribers only.
The United Auto Workers union won an election at a General Motors Co. and LG Energy Solution Ltd. electric-car battery plant in Lordstown, Ohio, giving the union its first win in a factory of that kind.
Workers at Ultium Cells LLC voted in favor of union representation with 710 employees for and 16 opposed, the union said. The plant will make battery cells for electric vehicles such as the Hummer electric pickup and Cadillac Lyriq SUV.