After being escorted by police for 15 minutes, officers told Morrison to bump into the back of one of their vans to bring it to a halt, say reports. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA Archive/PA Images After being escorted by police for 15 minutes, officers told Morrison to bump into the back of one of their vans… Continue reading Man ‘forced to drive electric car into police van’ in Scotland after brakes fail
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Anti-Reagan cartoons and a jacket from Cesar Chavez: inside the UAW archive
A UAW-made board game called Union Power. Photograph: Walter P Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University A UAW-made board game called Union Power. Photograph: Walter P Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University Anti-Reagan cartoons and a jacket from Cesar Chavez: inside the UAW archive As… Continue reading Anti-Reagan cartoons and a jacket from Cesar Chavez: inside the UAW archive
‘Fed up’ US autoworkers expand strikes against GM and Ford
Joe Biden with the UAW president, Shawn Fain, in Michigan earlier this week. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP Joe Biden with the UAW president, Shawn Fain, in Michigan earlier this week. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP ‘Fed up’ US autoworkers expand strikes against GM and Ford UAW president Shawn Fain says members ‘fed up with corporate greed’ as another… Continue reading ‘Fed up’ US autoworkers expand strikes against GM and Ford
Biden is right to praise the auto strike. His climate agenda depends on it | Kate Aronoff
‘The UAW strike could be a chance to dismantle the rightwing myth that reducing emissions hurts working people.’ Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images ‘The UAW strike could be a chance to dismantle the rightwing myth that reducing emissions hurts working people.’ Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images Biden is right to praise the auto strike. His climate agenda… Continue reading Biden is right to praise the auto strike. His climate agenda depends on it | Kate Aronoff
Most new cars sold in UK will have to be fully electric by 2030, government confirms
In seven years 80% of new cars must be fully electric or another alternative, the Department for Transport has said. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian In seven years 80% of new cars must be fully electric or another alternative, the Department for Transport has said. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian Most new cars sold in UK will… Continue reading Most new cars sold in UK will have to be fully electric by 2030, government confirms
Trump’s pitch for autoworker votes in car heartland is short on autoworkers
Donald Trump greets guests at a campaign rally at an automotive parts manufacturer in Clinton Township, Michigan, on Wednesday. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images Donald Trump greets guests at a campaign rally at an automotive parts manufacturer in Clinton Township, Michigan, on Wednesday. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images Trump’s pitch for autoworker votes in car heartland is… Continue reading Trump’s pitch for autoworker votes in car heartland is short on autoworkers
Trump to woo blue-collar Michigan workers after Biden’s stop at UAW strike
Trump has shown sympathy towards workers striking against automaker companies without explicitly endorsing their demands for a pay rise. Photograph: Sam Wolfe/Reuters Trump has shown sympathy towards workers striking against automaker companies without explicitly endorsing their demands for a pay rise. Photograph: Sam Wolfe/Reuters Trump to woo blue-collar Michigan workers after Biden’s stop at UAW… Continue reading Trump to woo blue-collar Michigan workers after Biden’s stop at UAW strike
‘The support feels good’: UAW members embrace Biden and shrug off Trump
01:12 ‘You deserve the raise’: Joe Biden becomes first sitting US president to join picket line – video ‘The support feels good’: UAW members embrace Biden and shrug off Trump In Fort Wayne, Michigan, union autoworkers react to Biden showing up to pledge his support and to Trump avoiding them On a damp and windy… Continue reading ‘The support feels good’: UAW members embrace Biden and shrug off Trump
UK electric car sales risk falling further behind after Sunak U-turn, analysts say
The analysis found the UK has 11.3 electric vehicles for every publicly accessible charge point. The Netherlands has 2.8 electric vehicles for each charge point. Photograph: John Walton/PA The analysis found the UK has 11.3 electric vehicles for every publicly accessible charge point. The Netherlands has 2.8 electric vehicles for each charge point. Photograph: John… Continue reading UK electric car sales risk falling further behind after Sunak U-turn, analysts say
The UAW leader fighting to defend autoworkers from ‘corporate greed’
The United Auto Workers president, Shawn Fain: ‘The membership comes first. That’s our job.’ Photograph: Paul Sancya/AP The United Auto Workers president, Shawn Fain: ‘The membership comes first. That’s our job.’ Photograph: Paul Sancya/AP Profile The UAW leader fighting to defend autoworkers from ‘corporate greed’ Shawn Fain, who started work as an electrician for Chrysler… Continue reading The UAW leader fighting to defend autoworkers from ‘corporate greed’