Union Wins Vote in First US Electric Vehicle Battery Plant (1)

The United Auto Workers union won an election at a General Motors Co. and LG Energy Solution Ltd. electric-car battery plant in Lordstown, Ohio, giving the union its first win in a factory of that kind.

Workers at Ultium Cells LLCvoted in favor of union representation with 710 employees for and 16 opposed, the union said. The plant will make battery cells for electric vehicles such as the Hummer electric pickup and Cadillac Lyriq SUV.

The UAW’s success in gaining support from the workers gives the union an important entry into the electric car business. The union plans to ...