Wage protests held around U.S.CHICAGO — Dozens of people were arrested Tuesday as they participated in protests nationwide for a $15 per hour minimum wage.Fast-food restaurant workers and home and child-care workers rallied in cities including Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and New York. In many cities the protesters blocked busy intersections.In Chicago, hundreds of protesters at O’Hare International Airport chanted outside terminals: “What do we want? $15! When do we want it? Now!” Police gated an area to allow travelers room to walk. As many as 500 workers at the airport participated in an unfair labor practices strike, according to officials from Service Employees International Union Local 1 who have been organizing the workers.Thousands planned to walk off the job at McDonald’s restaurants, organizers said. The efforts are part of the National Day of Action to Fight for $15. Rallies were also held in Pittsburgh.

Agency wants car complaintsDETROIT — The U.S. government wants more people to complain about auto safety problems.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is proposing a rule requiring automakers put labels on sun visors of all new vehicles with instructions on how to file safety complaints.The labels would be glued to passenger visors and tell people that complaints could bring an investigation or a possible recall.The agency uses consumer complaints to spot safety problems. In 2015, it didn’t have enough people to thoroughly analyze the 75,000 complaints that came in, and it hasn’t received additional funding since. The labels were required by Congress in 2012.Complaints can be filed by telephone, Internet or mail.The agency will take comments on the proposal until Jan. 27. It could be years before labels are required.

Electric car maker building Ariz. plantPHOENIX — Electric car maker Lucid Motors said Tuesday it will build a manufacturing plant in Arizona that will begin production in 2018 as it looks to compete in the fast-growing market for luxury electric vehicles.The company said it chose the Casa Grande location from dozens of other spots around the country.Construction of the factory will begin next year in a move expected to bring an initial 400 jobs. The company projects the plant will have 2,000 workers by 2022.Lucid, which recently changed its name from Atieva, has been around for a decade, focusing its early years on making batteries. Its staff includes former Tesla employees, including its chief technology officer.