Inside the UAW's confrontational new political strategy

WASHINGTON — It’s a new political era for the United Auto Workers — one that involves demanding results, withholding endorsements and publicly criticizing some of the politicians who say they’re the union’s biggest allies. That’s because, in the words of the union’s new leadership, they are in a “defining moment” for the future of work in the automotive industry. The time for niceties is over. The UAW opened negotiations last month with General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Stellantis NV over a new contract that union leaders believe will determine their members' place in a rapidly changing i...