Volkswagen uaw union vote articles
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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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Volkswagen workers in Tennessee have voted to join UAW, union says
4,326 workers at the Volkswagen facility were eligible to vote.
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Volkswagen ‘the first domino to fall’ after union vote, says UAW president
Shawn Fain tells the Guardian he expects ‘more of the same to come’ after celebrating union’s historic victory at Tennessee plantAfter celebrating his union’s historic victory at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee, Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers, told the Guardian that he was confident of more unionization wins at auto plants across the US, saying: “The workers at VW are the first domino to fall.“They have shown it is possible,” Fain added in an interview on Sunday evening. “I...