Electric vehicles are upending the auto industry, saving some jobs as factories are retooled to build zero-emission vehicles but costing many times more in the long run. It's a top concern in the current UAW talks with Detroit's Big Three automakers.
. "The simplicity could reduce the amount of labor, and thus jobs, associated with vehicle production."
The situation represents a modern paradox in manufacturing. In order to create the "jobs of the future," as UAW leaders have referred to them, GM and other automakers are expected to have to cut or alter many of the ones that exist today. "I will tell you that the UAW is excited to be part of the evolving workforce: EV propulsion and energy storage; autonomous vehicles and related components, new mobility businesses and joint ventures," UAW President Gary Jones said when opening negotiations with GM in July.
As part of a potential deal with the union, the company told union negotiators it could produce an all-electric pickup to Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly in Michigan and battery cell production for all-electric vehicles at or near Lordstown Assembly in Ohio, according to a person familiar with the talks. The Lordstown plant was shuttered in March and the Detroit-Hamtramck is slated to halt production in January.
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