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UAW strikes: GM shuts down Kansas plant and lays off 2,000 workers

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General Motors (GM) has shut down a manufacturing plant in Kansas and laid off the site’s roughly 2,000 workers after the automaker stated plans to do so last week. The news comes as the latest amidst strikes from the United Auto Workers (UAW) union targeting Ford, GM and Stellantis. What are your thoughts?

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Tesla supplier Panasonic slashing domestic EV battery production

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Umeda also stated that Panasonic dropped the supply of its 1865 EV batteries to Tesla during Q2, and the company says it plans to use some of that extra capacity to work with other customers. He also alluded to the fact that the company may be looking beyond the auto industry for additional customers. billion yen ($185.2

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UAW to expand strikes again if negotiations don’t progress: report

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The news comes just after U.S. President Joe Biden visited a Michigan picket line in support of striking UAW workers this week and ahead of a Wednesday night event former President Donald Trump will hold at a nearby auto facility. The UAW plans to announce an additional round of escalated strikes this Friday at 10 a.m.

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Gas War: 25 States Sue EPA Over Updated Emissions Regulations

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But both have stated that they’re concerned about the ramifications for traditional supply chains and the possibility that the changes would negatively impact the U.S. The Biden administration is willing to sacrifice the American auto industry and its workers in service of its radical green agenda.

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