The United Auto Workers (UAW) union is coming after GM and LG’s joint venture Ultium Cells LLC in its latest round of labor contract negotiations and wants its cut of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of funding through tax credits.
The UAW is in the midst of negotiations with General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis and is particularly eager to ensure that workers at GM and LG-run Ultium sites are compensated fairly. The union states that working at an Ultium factory presents more risks than working at a traditional automotive factory and yet, Ultium employees are getting paid less than GM employees. Indeed, whereas workers in engine plants earn more than $30 an hour, battery workers at Ultium max out at roughly $22 an hour.
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