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The UAW's Big Win at Volkswagen in Tennessee
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UAW triumphs in Tennessee Volkswagen union vote
For decades, unionizing in the American South was like cutting a five-acre field with nail clippers: time-consuming, grueling, and largely ineffective—though not technically impossible. But on Friday, hourly workers at Volkswagen’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, defied the long-standing barriers by voting overwhelmingly to join the United Auto Workers union (UAW). Late that night, the National […]
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Why Republicans feel threatened by UAW's Volkswagen win in Chattanooga
Volkswagen employees in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted to join the United Auto Workers on Friday. The vote was a shocking and historic win that’s bound to further strengthen a rejuvenated organized labor movement. At the same time, it's sending political shockwaves throughout the South and putting Republicans on their back foot. Friday’s vote suggests that workers in Southern red states could be growing more interested in unionizing their workplaces — despite GOP efforts to paint unions as part...