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Kentucky UAW members reach tentative agreement with Ford

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

United Auto Workers members walk the picket line at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., Sept. 26, 2023. Ford Motor Co. swung to a net loss in the fourth quarter due to a large accounting charge on pension plans and the effects of a six-week strike at multiple factories by the United Auto Workers union. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, Ford)

Ford UAW workers to strike Friday if contract demands not met

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

This photo shows the Globalfoundries campus on Sept. 22, 2014, in Malta, N.Y. The Biden administration said Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, that the government would provide $1.5 billion to the computer chip company GlobalFoundries to expand its domestic production in New York and Vermont. The announcement is the third award of financial support for a semiconductor company under the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act. (John Carl D'Annibale/The Albany Times Union via AP, File)

Biden admin providing $1.5 billion to GlobalFoundries to make computer chips in New York and Vermont

By Josh Boak - Associated Press

Michael Andretti, left, talks with FIA President Mohammed bin Sulayem before the Formula One Miami Grand Prix auto race at Miami International Autodrome, Sunday, May 8, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Formula One has rejected Andretti Global's application to join the global racing series in 2025 or 2026 but said Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, it is willing to revisit the issue in 2028 when General Motors has an engine ready for competition. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer, File)

Formula 1 rejects Andretti’s bid to join series, will reconsider when GM has engine built

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

Assembly line worker Janice DeBono looks over a 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV at the General Motors Orion Assembly, June 15, 2023, in Lake Orion, Mich. General Motors reports earnings on Jan. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

GM made $10B last year despite autoworkers strike, but it’s prepared for lower auto prices this year

By Tom Krisher - Associated Press

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain speaks to a reporter from The Associated Press during an interview at the union's headquarters Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Mike Householder) ** FILE **

UAW president rips Stellantis over layoffs

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain speaks to a reporter from The Associated Press during an interview at the union's headquarters Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Mike Householder) ** FILE **

Indiana autoworkers gear up for major strike

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

A sign marks the entrance to the Tesla Gigafactory, Oct. 13, 2018, in Sparks, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Injury report: Robot attacked Tesla engineer at Texas plant in 2021

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 31, 2017, photo, workers produce vehicles at Volkswagen's U.S. plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. More than 1,000 workers at the Tennessee factory have signed cards authorizing a vote to be represented by the United Auto Workers union. It's the first plant in the nation to reach that milestone in the UAW’s quest to organize more than a dozen nonunion factories. The union says in a statement Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, that the workers signed on in less than a week. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig) **FILE**

Shawn Fain visits Tennessee VW plant, demands company stop union-busting

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

A sign marks the entrance to the Tesla Gigafactory, Oct. 13, 2018, in Sparks, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Tesla hikes wages 10% at Nevada factory as United Auto Workers push to unionize

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 16, 2019, photo, Cruise AV, General Motor's autonomous electric Bolt EV is displayed in Detroit. Several key leaders are no longer with General Motors’ Cruise amid an ongoing investigation into an October accident involving one of its driverless cars, the robotaxi service confirmed late Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Cruise said that nine individuals departed following an initial analysis of the October 2 incident — when a Cruise robotaxi ran over a pedestrian who had been hit by another human-driven car in San Francisco — and the company’s response. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) **FILE**

Cruise fires executives in another shakeup

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Over 1,000 VW workers sign union cards with UAW

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Associated Press reporter Michael Liedtke sits in the back of a Cruise driverless taxi that picked him up in San Francisco's Mission District, Feb. 15, 2023. The California regulator that approved the expansion of the Cruise robotaxi fleet owned by automaker General Motors is now threatening to fine the driverless service for covering up the severity of an accident that triggered the suspension of its California license. The potential penalty could be in the range of $1.5 million, based on documents filed Friday, Dec. 1, by the California Public Utilities Commission. (AP Photo/Terry Chea, File)

Cruise could face massive penalties for pedestrian collision

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

United Auto Workers members join the picket line in Detroit on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. General Motors says pretax earnings took a $1.1 billion hit this year from a six-week strike by autoworkers, but the company expects to absorb the costs of a new contract and is even raising its dividend. The Detroit automaker on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023 reinstated its full-year earnings forecast that was withdrawn after the United Auto Workers began targeting the factories of Detroit automakers with strikes on Sept. 15. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) **FILE**

GM expects labor contracts to cost an additional $9.3 billion

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Cruise AV, General Motors' autonomous electric Bolt EV is displayed in Detroit on Jan. 16, 2019. U.S. regulators are investigating General Motors' Cruise autonomous vehicle division after receiving reports of incidents where vehicles may not have used proper caution around pedestrians on roadways. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Not exactly a happy Cruise: GM’s robo taxis face financial roadblock

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Nissan hiking wages after UAW contract ratifications

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 20, 2018, photo provided by General Motors/Cruise, Cruise Automation's Dan Kan and Kyle Vogt (from left) pose for a photo with General Motors' Dan Ammann at Cruise Automation offices in San Francisco, Calif. (Noah Berger/General Motors, Cruise via AP)

Founder of GM’s self-driving division resigns amid collisions

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Dan Back, a United Auto Workers Local 12 member, pickets during the ongoing UAW strike at the Stellantis Toledo Assembly Complex on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, in Toledo, Ohio. Members of the United Auto Workers union moved closer to approving a contract agreement with Stellantis on Friday, Nov. 17, as two large factories in Detroit voted overwhelmingly for the deal. (Kurt Steiss/The Blade via AP) **FILE**

It’s over: UAW workers ratify new contracts with major carmakers

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

United Auto Workers members hold picket signs near a General Motors assembly plant in Delta Township, Mich., Sept. 29, 2023. About 46,000 United Auto Workers at GM are expected to wrap up voting on a tentative contract agreement in a close race that will decide the fate of the deal that ended a six-week strike. The union is expected to announce GM results Thursday evening. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) **FILE**

UAW GM workers near ratification after Texas plant approves contract

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

United Auto Workers members walk in the Labor Day parade in Detroit, Sept. 2, 2019. More than 1,500 employees at Mercedes-Benz's Tuscaloosa, Alabama, plant have signed union cards with the United Auto Workers, the largest step yet in the union's effort to organize nonunion auto shops. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

More braking: Tennessee GM workers reject union deal

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times