UAW wants to unionize Tesla. It faces a tough and high-profile battle with Musk

Elon Musk and a powerful US union may clash next year in what could be a defining moment for both the embattled tech titan and an American labor movement seeking to flex its muscles fresh off a dramatic victory over Detroit’s car makers. The fight is shaping up as 2023 draws to a close – a great year for US unions and a complicated one for Musk. The world’s richest man has lit so many dumpster fires at X (née Twitter) that it is hard to see his many accomplishments for the smoke. Meanwhile, the US’s biggest unions have pulled off a series of victories that have burnished their reputation in ways Musk can only envy. Tesla loses…