Manufacturing

VW workers in Tennessee vote to unionize, giving UAW 1st win in the Southern U.S.

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UAW President Shawn Fain celebrates the union's victory with Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga on Friday night. (REUTERS\/SETH HERALD)
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April 20, 2024 02:42 AM

Workers at Volkswagen's Chattanooga plant in Tennessee voted overwhelmingly to join the UAW, a potentially industry-altering move that represents a breakthrough in the union's long-running crusade to organize transplant automakers in the southern United States.

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