United Auto Workers (UAW) union President Shawn Fain and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Thursday criticized a General Motors joint venture battery plant for paying workers much less than assembly plant employees even though it benefits from hefty U.S. government tax credits.
Senator Bernie Sanders holds a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn HocksteinWASHINGTON, April 27 - United Auto Workers union President Shawn Fain and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Thursday criticized a General Motors
Workers at the Warren, Ohio, joint venture Ultium Cells LLC plant start at $16.50 an hour rising to $20 an hour after seven years while union workers at a nearby Ohio GM assembly plant that closed in 2019 made $32 an hour or more. "It is absolutely not acceptable," said Sanders, a former Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont independent who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee.GM closed its Lordstown Assembly plant in March 2019. It opened with partner LG Energy Solution
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