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United Auto Workers Union Claims Victory In Volkswagen Plant Election

The UAW's victory at Volkswagen's Chattanooga plant marks a significant milestone in expanding union representation in Southern states and enhancing worker...

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Volkswagen workers vote yes to unionizing, igniting UAW's push to organize the South

Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., voted overwhelmingly to unionize with the UAW, setting a new trajectory for labor unions in the American South.

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Why this vote at a Tennessee Volkswagen plant is historic for the South

Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., are voting this week on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. Two previous attempts to unionize the plant failed. Ballots will be counted on Friday.

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Tennessee VW Workers Hold Key Unionization Vote

Volkswagen employees in Tennessee will begin casting ballots Wednesday in a vote that could make theirs the first foreign carmaker to unionize in the American South, expanding gains made by organized labor in the auto heartland of Detroit.

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Casino Workers File Lawsuit To Ban Smoking In Casinos

Casino workers in Atlantic City are fighting for a smoke-free workplace through a legal battle challenging the indoor clean air law exemption for casinos i...

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Seeking to defy history, the UAW is coming closer to unionizing in the South

Autoworkers at Volkswagen's plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., will vote in mid-April on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. Mercedes workers in Tuscaloosa County, Ala., will soon follow.

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Volkswagen's ID.4 Plant In Tennessee Seeks To Unionize With The UAW

Today on Critical Materials: VW's Tennessee plant looks to unionize, U.S. will finalize changes to EV efficiency rating rule, and Blink is expanding its infrastructure.

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Here are some of the guests who represent the themes of tonight's State of the Union

The guest list includes a woman whose sister was killed in the Uvalde shooting, the United Auto Workers president, and a naval officer who helped protect ships from Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.

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UAW Pledges $40 Million To Organize EV Battery Workers

The United Auto Workers union looks to organize battery workers, Waymo temporarily denied expansion, and Lotus EV division is valued at $5.5bn.

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Autoworkers threaten to strike again at Ford's huge Kentucky truck plant

The United Auto Workers union said Friday that nearly 9,000 workers at the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville will strike on Feb. 23 if a local contract dispute is not resolved.

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Ford CEO Considers Future Manufacturing Locations After UAW Strike

Ford's CEO Jim Farley discusses the impact of the United Auto Workers' strike on the company's manufacturing footprint and future vehicle production decisions.

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Black and Latina women helped propel gains for unions in 2023, finds a new study

The share of Black and Latina women in unions rose in 2023 after moving in a downward trend for a few years. Meanwhile, the share of white and Asian American women in unions continues to decline.

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Biden Secures Union Autoworkers Backing In Michigan, Ignores Gaza Protesters

As the president chatted with the union crowd Thursday, police outside the United Auto Workers hall in Warren held back pro-Palestinian demonstrators and stopped them from approaching the venue.

International Business Times

Trump criticizes UAW leader endorsing Biden, accuses him of outsourcing

In this informative piece, learn about Donald Trump's critique of United Auto Workers leader, Sean Fain, amid Fain's endorsement of Joe Biden and alleged i...

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United Auto Workers endorses Joe Biden for president

In this interview, the president of the United Auto Workers discusses the union's endorsement of Joe Biden and shares their concerns about Donald Trump's r...

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Biden Wins Union Backing As Trump Rematch Looms

Joe Biden won the endorsement of America's biggest car workers union Wednesday, as the race for the White House dramatically revved up following Donald Trump's victory in the New Hampshire primary.

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Biden Wins US Auto Union Backing, In Boost Against Trump

US President Joe Biden won the coveted election endorsement of America's biggest car workers union Wednesday, in a major boost to his battle with Donald Trump for the crucial blue-collar vote.

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United Auto Workers union endorses Joe Biden for president

UAW formally backs president’s re-election campaign after both Biden and Donald Trump courted the powerful group

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‘We want everybody walking out’: UAW chief outlines mass strike for May 2028

Shawn Fain, the United Auto Workers president, reaffirms general strike on 1 May 2028, saying ‘members need to come together’

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Tesla Announces Pay Raises Amid UAW Organizing Efforts

Tesla factory workers are expected to receive pay raises this year as the United Auto Workers union attempts to organize the company's US plants. The speci...

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Ford says autoworkers strike cut sales by 100,000 vehicles and cost company $1.7 billion in profits

Ford Motor Co. says a six-week strike by the United Auto Workers union cut sales by about 100,000 vehicles and cost the company $1.7 billion in lost profits this year

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UAW will try to organize workers at all US nonunion factories after winning new contracts in Detroit

The United Auto Workers union has announced plans to try to simultaneously organize workers at more than a dozen nonunion auto factories

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Next on the United Auto Workers' to-do list: Adding more members who currently work at nonunion factories to its ranks

Having negotiated “record contracts” with the Big Three – and seen the bulk of its rank-and-file members approve them – the United Auto Workers says its work isn’t done.

The Independent UK

Ford to resume building Michigan electric vehicle battery plant delayed by strike, but scale it back

Ford Motor Co. is resuming construction on a Michigan electric vehicle battery plant that the company postponed two months ago during a strike by the United Auto Workers union

The Guardian - UK

Tesla may have picked an unwinnable fight with Sweden’s powerful unions

The first ever strikes and a solidarity blockade against the US carmaker could force it to rethink its entire anti-union model, says journalist Martin Gelin

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