Workers expand strike against automakers amid dueling visions

At issue in an expanding worker strike against major U.S.-based automakers are two visions of the future: one forward-looking that emphasizes innovation, one backward-looking that emphasizes fairness.

Both visions rest on underlying truths. Both are uncertain and therefore risky. And the stakes for both sides are huge.

For the automakers, the challenge is the costly transition to electric vehicles, which is occurring without a clear sense of how fast consumer adoption will occur or how profitable the EVs will become. The workers, for their part, say they bore concessions and hardships to