GM Agrees to Make EV Batteries With UAW Workers, Ending Strike
- GM agrees to make EV batteries under UAW contract, a win for union
- UAW president says this reverses plan to replace UAW jobs with low-wage battery work
- UAW strike was escalating with 25,000 workers off the job before GM deal
- UAW now hopes to get similar battery deals with Ford and Stellantis
- UAW says it carefully escalated strike to pressure automakers in negotiations