Biden Admin Looked To Placate Auto Workers With Massive $15 Billion ‘Union-Focused’ Spending Package

The Biden administration looked to accommodate the United Auto Workers(UAW) and organized labor when setting guidelines this summer for a massive green energy funding package, CNN reported Tuesday. After UAW President Shawn Fain slammed the administration for giving Ford and a South Korean partner a $9.2 billion loan in June, the Department of Energy (DOE) incorporated strong pro-union provisions into its $15 billion package designed to subsidize American manufacturers as they retrofit their plants to mass-produce electric vehicles (EVs) in August, CNN reported, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter....