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Automakers Face a Labor Showdown as the E.V. Era Looms

The United Auto Workers leader vowed to be tougher than his predecessors in contract talks. His initial demands attach big numbers to that promise.

By Neal E. Boudette

The U.A.W., with a more confrontational leader, aims to win back wage and benefit concessions and insulate jobs from the rise of electric vehicles.

By Neal E. Boudette

A memo by the union’s president underscores how some of President Biden’s moves to fight climate change could weaken some of his political support.

By Shane Goldmacher and Coral Davenport

Shawn Fain, who ousted the incumbent president, is presiding over a convention to chart the union’s approach in contract talks this year.

By Neal E. Boudette