‘Clean slate.’ UAW strike could push more EV investment south
“The unions have cited record auto industry profits as justification for their demands of higher wages, worker flexibility and improved benefits,” said Wake Forest University professor Mark Curtis, whose research includes the economic impact of the growing clean-energy industry, particularly for workers. “It is certainly true that profits (for Ford, General Motors and Stellantis) are high, but making these demands now is risky given that automakers appear to me more willing than ever to relocate production to new regions like the Southeast.”