Today on Critical Materials: VW's Tennessee plant looks to unionize, U.S. will finalize changes to EV efficiency rating rule, and Blink is expanding its infrastructure.
Last year, non-unionized auto industry workers watched in awe watched in awe as a newly militant United Auto Workers scored massive gains with Detroit's Big Three, including a strike. That was a great marketing tool for the UAW as it seeks to reverse years of losses to its membership, and now, Volkswagen's U.S. factory may be next to get on the Fain Train. Welcome to Critical Materials, your daily roundup for all things EV and automotive tech.
The calculations used for this rating have not been updated in over two decades. According to Reuters, the DOE's initial proposed revisions would have lowered the compliance values of EVs by nearly 72% over the next three years. Instead, the final rule is expected to cut the value by 65% and move the target from 2027 to 2030. Automakers warned that a revision to the Compliance Value would mean no longer meeting fleet-wide CAFE standards, resulting in huge fines.
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Volkswagen Tennessee Workers File For Union Election—As UAW Tries To Unionize First Foreign Automaker PlantMy previous experiences include work at Chemical Watch, Becker's Healthcare, Chicago Lawyer Magazine and The Kane County Chronicle. I graduated from DePaul University with degrees in journalism and psychology. Email me at cgleesonforbes.com.
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UAW moves to hold unionization vote at Volkswagen plant in TennesseeThe UAW announced that workers at the Volkswagen assembly plant in Tennessee will hold a vote on unionization after UAW auto workers at the Big Three secured a record contract.
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UAW says VW workers at Tennessee plant file for union electionThe filing comes after a “supermajority of Volkswagen workers have signed union cards in just 100 days,” the UAW said.
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UAW says VW workers at Tennessee plant file for union electionThe filing comes after a “supermajority of Volkswagen workers have signed union cards in just 100 days,” the UAW said.
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UAW says workers at VW Tennessee plant file for union electionWorkers at Volkswagen's Chattanooga, Tennessee, assembly plant are seeking an election to unionize, setting up a critical test for UAW President Shawn Fain's campaign to expand the union to foreign-owned automakers.
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Workers at Tennessee Volkswagen factory ask for vote on representation by United Auto Workers unionVolkswagen’s factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is likely to be the first test of the United Auto Workers’ effort to organize nonunion automobile plants across the nation. The union said workers at the factory filed paperwork Monday with the National Labor Relations Board seeking a union representation election.
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