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Chattanooga's Volkswagen plant and other employers in the region face a new labor future as the United Auto Workers union seeks to build off its landslide win at VW, according to observers.
New York (CNN) — Renee Berry has been working at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee since 2010, shortly after it opened, long enough to see<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/volkswagen-workers-are-voting-on-whether-to-join-the-uaw-the-results-could-be-felt-nationwide/">Read More</a>
Renee Berry has been working at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee since 2010, shortly after it opened, long enough to see the majority of her co-workers twice vote against joining the United Auto Workers union. She thinks the third vote taking place this week will be different.
The upcoming union vote at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee could potentially reshape the landscape of the US auto industry, marking a significant moment in the struggle between unionization and nonunion labor in the South.
The union vote at the Volkswagen plant will mean more than whether the 4,300 hourly workers in Chattanooga are members of the UAW or not. It could be the start of a revolution in the US auto industry, which has not seen a new automaker unionize in nearly 50 years.