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From Bloomberg: In late June, workers at the General Motors Co. Ultium electric-vehicle plant in Lordstown confronted a startling sight: A defective battery was on fire. While no one faced life-threatening injuries, two people were sent to the hospital for smoke inhalation adding tension to an already strained relationship between the plant's workers and its managers.
While the United Auto Workers union hammers out a new deal with GM and battery manufacturer Ultium Cells, workers are pointing to safety hazards as a key issue in the negotiations.
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Part of the process of building batteries at Lordstown's Ultium Cells plant has been "temporarily" stopped as the company works with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on an emissions issue.