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As car companies continue to transition to electric vehicles, the blue-collar workers who manufacture those cars' batteries say they want their transition to be fair. Lordstown, Ohio, has been a crucial and valued site in the automotive industry, and now it is at the crossroads of what could be a major labor movement. The 25-square-mile town was formally the site of a General Motors plant that employed thousands of unionized workers. Last fall, a new plant focused on making electric vehicle batteries opened and hired many of the former GM workers, but those employees said their new positions, which were not unionized over a technicality, are a far cry from their previous positions. Ultium Cells opened a plant to manufacture EV batteries in Lordstown, Ohio. ABC News Low pay, safety concerns, and other issues prompted many of the Lordstown Ultium Cells plant workers to fight for their benefits, and many say they are gearing up for an uphill battle. MORE: Video Strike looms as UAW and...

More than 2,000 residents are under an evacuation order after a large fire broke out Tuesday afternoon at an Indiana recycling plant, officials said. More than 2,000 residents are under an evacuation order after a large fire broke out Tuesday afternoon at an Indiana recycling plant, officials said. Any resident within a half-mile radius of the Wayne County plant has been ordered to evaluate due to the "large industrial fire," local officials said. The evacuation zone impacts approximately 2,011 resident s, according to a representative from the Wayne County Emergency Management office. A grab from video shows a large scale fire at a recycling plant in Richmond, Ind., April 11, 2023. Kevin Shook/Global Media Enterprise Anyone downwind of the incident should shelter in place, according to officials. "The smoke is definitely toxic," Indiana Fire Marshal Stephen Jones told reporters during a press briefing. "We don't want the residents in the smoke. As the wind...