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Unions such as the UAW argue their involvement can help boost wages and improve the work environment at auto plants.

Tennessee’s Republican leaders are putting a happy face on defeat after Volkswagen workers voted overwhelmingly to unionize at the Chattanooga plant. With more than 4,325 VW employees casting ballots, workers voted 2,628-985 for representation by the United Auto Workers last week, marking a milestone for workers at a foreign-owned auto plant. Gov. Bill Lee opposed […] The post Republicans lick wounds after Chattanooga Volkswagen union vote appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.

A bill to deny Tennessee economic incentive grants to companies that recognize labor groups organized through a union-friendly employee election process is moving in the House with a powerful sponsor and the assistance of a Hamilton County state representative.

The number of Tennessee workers belonging to labor unions has grown over the past two years at the fastest rate of any state in the country.

The mere presence of Democratic majorities in a state does not always translate into protections for workers and unions.

Voters on Tuesday approved an amendment to enshrine a right-to-work law in the state’s constitution by a more than 2-to-1 margin, which will make it more difficult in the future to change how union workers collect dues.

All four amendments to Tennessee's Constitution passed overwhelmingly on Tuesday, including one that outlaws slavery.

Amendment One asks voters to enshrine the states 75-year-old right-to-work law in the Tennessee Constitution.

Gov. Bill Lee is urging people to support constitutional amendment 1, saying Tennessee's existing right-to-work law is “under attack,” a claim others call a lie.

Amendment One purports to be beneficial to Tennessee workers, but in reality is designed to discourage them from organizing