Jeanne Whalen

The vote over a new contract ushering in wage increases has been a close one for UAW workers at General Motors plants. But UAW workers ratified the contract.

UAW workers ratified new contracts with General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, securing record wage gains over the next 4½ years.

United Auto Workers launches a campaign to expand on labor success, with a new website where workers record their interest in joining the union.

At a launch event in Austin, Tesla CEO Elon Musk began delivering the futuristic vehicles to the first of thousands of buyers who have patiently waited through years of delays.

Residents of Belvidere, Ill., say they are excited about the reopening of a closed 60-year-old Stellantis factory. But they are also grumpy about the economy.

Consumers fret over prices, battery range and a lack of charging stations as the market awaits the arrival of federally subsidized infrastructure.

The United Auto Workers pressed forward in its effort to unionize auto factories in the South by announcing that 30 percent of Mercedes workers at an Alabama factory have signed cards endorsing unionization.

The promise of the Chips and Science Act of 2022 funding has sparked some of the biggest investments in the nation’s history, transforming Maricopa County.

The shine is wearing off the big EV transition three years after automakers and the Biden administration barnstormed the United States with grand electric plans.

The Biden administration announced a probe into possible security risks of Chinese-manufactured vehicles, citing modern cars’ sensors, cameras and software.

Many of Arizona’s mobile-home parks are experiencing big jumps in rent, deepening financial woes of low-income residents. The spike is tarnishing the economic views of an voters in this swing state, even as Arizona’s economy booms.

Volkswagen workers in Tennessee took a major step toward becoming the first big auto factory in the South to unionize.

A massive grant for Intel will support factory construction in Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico and Oregon. The award is the largest yet from legislation aiming to re-shore manufacturing.

Workers at a Mercedes factory are taking a big step toward unionization by asking federal authorities to organize a factory-wide vote on joining the UAW.

Volkswagen workers in Tennessee could choose to make their plant one of the first big auto factories in the South to unionize after an April 17 vote.

Governors of six Southern states — Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas — said factory employees would risk jobs by joining United Auto Workers.

VW workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., became the first big auto plant in the South to join the United Auto Workers in a victory for organized labor.

UAW President Shawn Fain is a rising star among union members and increasingly Democrats, who see his support as crucial in Michigan, Pennsylvania and other industrial states that could hinge on a few thousand votes.

Tesla’s retreat from EV charging is a blow for the whole U.S. network, which relied on Tesla superchargers.

Schools continue to grapple with balancing students’ free speech rights and maintaining an amicable atmosphere ahead of graduation ceremonies.