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UAW wants vote to unionize Volkswagen plant in Tennessee
https://www.axios.com/2024/03/18/uaw-volkswagen-chattanooga-union-united-auto-workers-vwThe UAW is calling for a federally sanctioned vote to unionize the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Why it matters: With more than 4,000 workers, the factory would be the only non-Detroit Three automotive assembly plant in the U.S. to be unionized.
Driving the news: The UAW said Monday that it's filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to hold the unionization vote after a "supermajority" of workers at the plant signed cards signaling their willingness to join.
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Reality check: The UAW has lost two previous votes to organize the Chattanooga factory — in 2014 and 2019 — both times by narrow margins.
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Hoping the workers overcome the Right To Work southern tradition.