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.
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.
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.
Workers at Tennessee Volkswagen factory ask for vote on representation by United Auto Workers union
Volkswagen’s factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is likely to be the first test of the United Auto Workers’ effort to organize nonunion automobile plants across the nation. The union said workers at the factory filed paperwork Monday with the National Labor Relations Board seeking a union representation election. Volkswagen said it respected the right of workers to determine who should represent them.
Human rights organizers gather in Nashville to discuss policing, labor rights and Palestine
More than a hundred human rights organizers from around the country, many wearing keffiyeh or other pro-Palestinian symbols, gathered at TSU’s downtown Avon Williams Campus for the thirteenth bi-annual Southern Human Rights Organizers’ Conference (SHROC).
In The Anti-Union South, Organized Labor’s Promises Run Up Against Fears Of Losing A Good Thing
Listen The United Automobile Workers just can’t seem to get a big win in the South. After years of organizing at a Nissan plant in Mississippi, the vote a week ago went down just like it had twice before at its flagship plant in Smyrna. The UAW claims worker intimidation is a big factor. But […]
Nissan Asks The UAW To ‘Cease Their Efforts To Divide’ Workers After Failed Union Vote
Franklin-based Nissan North America wants the United Auto Workers to back off. Late Friday night, totals were released for the recent union election at Nissan’s plant in Canton, Miss., and workers voted 2-to-1 to reject UAW representation. Nissan said “the voice of Nissan employees have been heard.”
UAW: Volkswagen Success May Make It Tougher To Organize In The South, Not Easier
The United Auto Workers’ recent recognition at VW in Tennessee – though short of collective bargaining – may make future unionizing more difficult in the region. That’s the opinion of UAW president Dennis Williams, who briefed reporters Monday.
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