Volkswagen workers in Tennessee pass historic vote to unionize
by The Washington Post
The Washington Post— VW workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., became the first big auto plant in the South to join the United Auto Workers in a victory for organized labor.
NBC News—Volkswagen workers in Tennessee vote to join UAW in historic win for union. The United Auto Workers said late Friday that Volkswagen employees in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have overwhelmingly voted to join the union — marking a major milestone for the labor organization and its first successful organizing drive of an automaker outside of Detroit’s Big Three. Union organizing passed with 73% of the vote, or 2,628 workers, in support for the UAW, according to the National Labor Relations Board, which oversaw the election. A total of roughly 3,620, or about 84%, of the 4,326...
Kentucky Lantern—Volkswagen workers in Tennessee vote to join union • Kentucky Lantern. Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted to join the United Auto Workers union.
ABC News—Volkswagen workers in Tennessee have voted to join UAW, union says. 4,326 workers at the Volkswagen facility were eligible to vote.