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Majorities of Americans continue to see the long-term decline in the share of workers represented by unions as a bad thing for both the country and working people in the United States, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in January 2022. The share of U.S. workers who belong to a union has fallen since 1983, when 20% of American workers were union members. In 2021 10.3% of U.S. workers were in a union. Views of the impact of the decline in union membership on the country and working people have changed little since last year.
“In the survey, 58% of U.S. adults say the large reduction over the past several decades in the percentage of workers who are represented by unions has been somewhat or very bad for the country, while 61% say this has been bad for working people,” said Ted Van Green* of Pew Research. ( AutoInformed: Labor Day – Majorities of Americans Say Unions Good) Continue reading
‘Press Release’ EVs – Volta Trucks Raises €230M
The capital will fund all engineering and operations until after the start of production.
Volta Trucks, an ambitious startup in Stockholm, Sweden that claims it will become a full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, today announced the conclusion of its Series C funding round with a €230 million capital obtained. The funding was led by New York-based Luxor Capital, while initial seed investor, Byggmästare Anders J Ahlström of Stockholm, added to its holding in the company. Previous Series B investor, Agility, a provider of supply chain services also joined the funding appeal. (AutoInformed – Volta Trucks Fully-Electric Commercial Zero to Debut in Italy)
Volta is claiming a “Europe-first principles within its Road-to-Zero Emissions strategy, with Volta Trucks set to launch four full-electric commercial vehicles and increase its projected sales volumes to more than 27,000 by 2025.” Given the competition from existing truck makers, this is ambitious – and only a promise until production begins. Following an order of electric trucks from DB Schenker in late 2021, pre-orders for the Volta Zero now exceed 5,000 vehicles, with a value of more than €1.2 billion, Volta claims. (AutoInformed- Production Starts on Prototype Volta Electric Truck) Continue reading →