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Labor / Employment Policy

What's the UAW's Next Priority: VW Contract or More Organizing?

April 29, 2024
After the Mercedes vote, Fain and the UAW will have to decide which of two distinct, but intertwined, “games” to prioritize.
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Labor / Employment Policy

UAW Organizes Volkswagen Plant in Tennessee in Blowout Vote

April 20, 2024
On the heels of the union’s lucrative contracts with Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, VW workers approve joining the UAW by a nearly 3-to-1 margin.
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Labor / Employment Policy

Mercedes-Benz Workers in Alabama File for Union Election

April 5, 2024
The UAW has never before had the supermajority needed to file at the plant.
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Labor / Employment Policy

Volkswagen Chattanooga Workers Will Vote on UAW Representation April 17-19

March 25, 2024
The UAW says it already has a supermajority of cards signed.
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Labor / Employment Policy

UAW Files for Union Election at VW’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, Plant

March 18, 2024
A previous election to unionize the plant failed in 2019 by a slim margin.

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