EV Push Complicates Bargaining for Union That Backed Biden (1)

President Joe Biden’s plan to electrify the nation’s auto supply has added difficulties into contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers and the Big Three, potentially leaving him in an awkward spot when seeking the union’s key endorsement in 2024.

Talks between the union—which represents 400,000 workers at Ford Motor Co., Stellantis N.V., and General Motors—and the automakers began earlier this month and have centered on electric vehicles and the changing workforce needed to accommodate their production.

Biden has pledged that 50% of all vehicle sales in the US will be electric by 2030. Congress also passed the ...