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UAW says ‘strike is working,’ as GM concessions prevent added walkouts

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Friday was the first deadline in two weeks in which the UAW didn’t order additional workers to walk out of facilities operated by the automakers after the union threatened to target a GM plant in Arlington, Texas that builds the Cadillac Escalade. “GM has agreed to lay the foundation for a just transition [to EVs],” Fain added.

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Heat Pumps Take on Cold Climates

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federal government also offers tax credits and states will be rolling out rebates to offset the cost of installation. heat pumps outsold furnaces for a second year in a row in 2023, according to data released 9 February by the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute in Arlington, Virginia. In the U.S.,

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GM workers at Flint factory voted against new UAW contract

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Workers at major GM plants including its Arlington, Texas assembly plant and its Fort Wayne, Indiana truck factory will vote in the weeks ahead. In addition, the proposal includes cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) that boost total worker pay to more than $42 per hour.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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Electric Vehicles, University of Delaware). Advanced Electric Vehicle Motors with Low or No Rare Earth. Content QM Power and its partners will develop a new type of electric. generations of advanced electric vehicles. electric vehicle motors use expensive, imported rare earth.

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