The factory employs 8,700 and makes some of Ford’s most profitable products, including pickups and sport utility vehicles.
Category: Factories and Manufacturing
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G.M. Workers in Canada Go on Strike
More than 4,000 members of the Unifor union went on strike at General Motors after the two sides failed to reach a new contract.
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U.S. Scales Back Hopes for Ambitious Climate Trade Deal With Europe
A negotiating deadline is quickly approaching, and the United States has lowered its expectations for a groundbreaking trade deal.
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Chocolate Maker Did Not Evacuate Workers Before Deadly Blast, OSHA Says
A chocolate maker faces more than $44,400 in penalties for violations connected to an explosion that killed seven people at a Pennsylvania factory in March, regulators said.
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U.A.W., Citing Progress in Talks, Does Not Expand Strikes
The United Automobile Workers said on Friday it had secured an important concession from General Motors regarding the contracts of workers at battery factories.
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How the Big Chip Makers Are Pushing Back on Biden’s China Agenda
Nvidia, Intel and Qualcomm are campaigning to protect their businesses before further crackdowns on the sale of semiconductor technology to Beijing.
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Nio Loses $35,000 a Car. That Should Scare the U.S. and Europe.
Chinese electric vehicle companies like Nio are pulling ever further ahead, partly through government support but also rapid technological advances.
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A Rural Michigan Town Is the Latest Battleground in the U.S.-China Fight
Firestorms over Chinese investments, like a battery factory in Green Charter Township, are erupting as officials weigh the risks of taking money from an adversary.
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Tesla Sales Slip as It Readies Factories for New Models
Analysts expected a decline in sales for the quarter. Still, the dip may raise concerns about flagging demand.
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Tom Conway, Steelworkers President and Biden Ally, Dies at 71
A tough but pragmatic negotiator, he led his union through decades of tumult, then helped drive through the president’s infrastructure plans.
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U.A.W. Will Expand Strikes at Ford and G.M.
The United Automobile Workers union said more of its members would walk off the job two weeks after it began strikes at the Big Three automakers.
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Federal Lawsuit Accuses Tesla of Racial Discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit accusing the carmaker of mistreating Black employees at its factory in California.