autoworker

[ aw-toh-wur-ker ]

noun

a worker employed in the manufacture of automobiles, especially on the assembly line of an automobile plant.

Origin of autoworker

First recorded in 1940–45; auto-² + worker

The term could reasonably be applied to anyone from programmers to data center staff to warehouse pickers to assembly-line autoworkers in a Tesla factory.
Tech’s new labor movement is harnessing lessons learned a century ago | Sarah Jaffe | June 30, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
As a result, some autoworkers are idle, and some have even been laid off.
Why a global chip shortage is screwing up America’s pickup trucks | Rebecca Heilweil | April 9, 2021 | Vox
Fred Farmer was a retired autoworker and a creature of habit who took regular hunting trips with his dog and often enjoyed dollar beers at the American Legion hall, according to his friends.
An Indiana man never returned from a hunting trip. Strange texts and emojis led police to his son. | Katie Shepherd | February 12, 2021 | Washington Post
Americans may be more familiar with unions representing autoworkers or steelworkers, which bargain over a contract to win better wages and working conditions.
Six things to know about the latest efforts to bring unions to Big Tech | Gerrit De Vynck, Nitasha Tiku, Jay Greene | January 26, 2021 | Washington Post
Williams, a retired autoworker in Woodward Village, has his doubts.
In Detroit, chronic USPS delays undermine voters’ confidence in voting by mail | Lisa Rein, Kayla Ruble | October 5, 2020 | Washington Post

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