As graduate students at Vanderbilt University are nearing the number of signatures they need for a vote to unionize.
Workers at General Motors joint venture battery plant in Tennessee unionize and will get pay raise
The UAW says in a statement that GM and LG Energy Solution of Korea agreed to recognize the union after a majority of Spring Hill workers signed cards saying they wanted to join.
Rideshare drivers strike at Nashville airport as Labor Day travel begins
Members of the newly formed Tennessee Drivers Union are on strike for better pay and better conditions.
Supreme Court, siding with Starbucks, makes it harder for NLRB to win court orders in labor disputes
The Supreme Court has made it harder for the federal government to win court orders when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns in a case that stemmed from a labor dispute with Starbucks.
NashVillager Podcast: Unionizing in Tennessee
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Tennessee Volkswagen employees overwhelmingly vote to join United Auto Workers union
Twice in recent years, workers at the Chattanooga plant have rejected union membership. But this time, they voted convincingly for the UAW, which is operating under new leadership directly elected by members for the first time and basking in a successful confrontation with Detroit’s major automakers.
Volkswagen workers in Tennessee could change the trajectory of unions in the South
In what could be a historic election, Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., conclude three days of voting on whether to unionize with the United Auto Workers.
Southern governors tell autoworkers that voting for a union will put their jobs in jeopardy
On the eve of a vote on union representation at Volkswagen’s Tennessee factory, Gov. Bill Lee and five other southern governors are telling workers that voting for a union will put jobs in jeopardy.
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.
Ratify a vote? Pass a resolution? It might be impossible.
What do Nashville Metro Council and SAG-AFTRA have in common? They can’t agree on contracts.
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