Why Republicans feel threatened by UAW's Volkswagen win in Chattanooga
by MSNBC
MSNBC— 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...
www.chattanoogan.com—UAW, Chattanooga Volkswagen Pledge Cooperation. Officials of the United Auto Workers and Chattanooga Volkswagen have issued a joint statement pledging ongoing cooperation.
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
WardsAuto—Daimler Truck Vote Extends UAW’s Southern Win Streak. UAW President Shawn Fain says the tentative agreement is a “major victory for the members who build Freightliner and Western Star trucks and Thomas Built buses.”