UAW's Latest Labor Victory Is a Huge Climate Win, Too
Unionization at Volkswagen's Chattanoooga plant shows a "just transition" could be possible, even in the anti-union South. That's great news for climate politics.
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Unionization at Volkswagen's Chattanoooga plant shows a "just transition" could be possible, even in the anti-union South. That's great news for climate politics.
The UAW's success in Tennessee punctured the belief that unions can't win in the South — and set the stage for efforts at EV factories and battery plants.
“With UAW’s win at Volkswagen, another gateway to the South has been opened. No longer will the wage-and-benefit standards of the million-strong auto workforce in the U.S. be set by the non-union portion of the industry."
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.