Rivian Workers Say UAW Has Pulled Back From Organising at Illinois Plant

Rivian Workers Say UAW Has Pulled Back From Organising at Illinois Plant

Workers trying to unionise Rivian‘s EV plant in Normal, Illinois, say the United Auto Workers (UAW) has withdrawn its on-the-ground support for the effort, leaving a once-active organising campaign at a standstill. The Normal plant has a union history as it operated as a UAW-represented facility for decades under Mitsubishi, which built vehicles there until the closure in 2015. The shutdown costed nearly 1,300 jobs at a plant that had produced a…