UAW aims for big wins in the South after victory at Volkswagen
by Axios
Axios— Union supporters have renewed hopes of organizing in the South after a breakthrough UAW vote.
Talking Points Memo—UAW Wins Big At Volkswagen In Tennessee – Its First Victory At A Foreign-Owned Factory In The South. This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM's home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. A decisive majority of the Volkswagen workers employed at a factory in
www.counterpunch.org—The UAW's Big Win at Volkswagen in Tennessee. Persuading any Southern autoworkers to join a union had long been one of the U.S. labor movement’s most enduring challenges, despite persistent efforts by the UAW to organize this workforce. To be sure, the UAW already has members employed by Ford and General Motors at facilities in Kentucky, Texas, Missouri and Mississippi. However, the union More
MSNBC—Why Republicans feel threatened by UAW's Volkswagen win in Chattanooga. Volkswagen employees in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted to join the United Auto Workers on Friday. The vote was a shocking and historic win that’s bound to further strengthen a rejuvenated organized labor movement. At the same time, it's sending political shockwaves throughout the South and putting Republicans on their back foot. Friday’s vote suggests that workers in Southern red states could be growing more interested in unionizing their workplaces — despite GOP efforts to paint unions as part...