Union workers at a General Motors electric vehicle plant have been complaining of safety issues.
Workers at a GM Ultium electric vehicle plant confronted caught a defective battery on fire late last month, reported the Financial Times.
According to the fire department in Lordstown, Ohio, the factory workers were able to put it out, with two people being sent to the hospital for smoke inhalation.
The recent fire has caused further tension to an already poor relationship between the plant’s workers and its managers.
Ninety-eight percent of employees at the Lordstown plant voted to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) last December, becoming the first American EV battery factory to vote in favor of union representation….