The result of the vote was clear, with 2,628 workers casting their support for the union against 985 nays. This victory makes VW’s Chattanooga’s the first foreign-owned car plant in the southern US to unionise through an election since the 1940s, marking it as a monumental win for the UAW.
The UAW’s success comes after years of struggle to expand its reach beyond Detroit. With promises of better healthcare, retirement benefits, and more paid time off, the UAW convinced a large majority of Chattanooga workers to join the union…
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