VW's Chattanooga Workers Vote In Favor Of Joining UAW
Employees at the Mercedes factory in Alabama will soon vote to join the UAW too
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Employees at the Mercedes factory in Alabama will soon vote to join the UAW too
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Gov. Henry McMaster last week reiterated his opposition of labor unions, joining GOP leaders from five other southern states in speaking out against organization efforts in the automotive industry. “The reality is companies have choices when it comes to where to invest and bring jobs and opportunity,” the statement opens. […]
After the United Auto Workers (UAW) won big contracts last year resulting from its stand-up strike against the Detroit Three — Ford, General Motors and Stellantis — President Shawn Fain vowed that the union would take that momentum into organizing foreign auto companies in the U.S. On Friday night, the UAW scored its first victory […] The post Volkswagen workers in Tennessee vote to join the United Auto Workers appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
A overwhelming majority of VW workers voted yes, but the UAW has a bigger challenge very soon.
UAW continues to be a juggernaut as the workers at the Volkswagen plant in Tennessee win the right to unionize.