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As Vanderbilt grad students approach a union vote, administrators stress alternatives

Marianna Bacallao

September 18, 2024

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As graduate students at Vanderbilt University are nearing the number of signatures they need for a vote to unionize.

Filed Under: Business, Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Labor, Labor unions, UAW, union, Unionization, Vanderbilt University

Workers at General Motors joint venture battery plant in Tennessee unionize and will get pay raise

The Associated Press

September 4, 2024

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.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, electric vehicle, electric vehicles, General Motors, Labor unions, UAW, union, Unionization, United Auto Workers

Supreme Court, siding with Starbucks, makes it harder for NLRB to win court orders in labor disputes

The Associated Press

June 14, 2024

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.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, Labor unions, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court, union, Unionization

Tennessee Volkswagen employees overwhelmingly vote to join United Auto Workers union

Kristin M. Hall, AP

April 20, 2024

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.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, Chattanooga, Labor unions, UAW, union, Unionization, United Auto Workers, Volkswagen

Volkswagen workers in Tennessee could change the trajectory of unions in the South

Stephen Bisaha

April 19, 2024

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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.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Chattanooga, Labor unions, UAW, union, Unionization, United Auto Workers, Volkswagen

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

Stephen Bisaha

April 14, 2024

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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.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Labor unions, NPR, UAW, union, Unionization, United Auto Workers

Former drivers for Nashville-based Yellow Freight are still having trouble finding work

Marianna Bacallao

October 19, 2023

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When one of the nation’s largest trucking companies declared bankruptcy, it left more than 30,000 people without jobs. Although drivers are in high demand, the job hunt isn’t entirely straightforward for drivers with “Yellow” on their resume.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Labor unions, right-to-work, Teamsters, Trucking, union, Yellow Freight

Carla Christina Contreras on the SAG-AFTRA strike

Elizabeth Burton

October 3, 2023

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Now that the Writers Guild of America finally has a deal, what does that mean for SAG-AFTRA?

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: entertainment, Labor unions, performing arts, SAG-AFTRA, strike, union, WGA

Few union jobs left for Tennessee truck drivers as Nashville-based Yellow Freight shuts down operations

Marianna Bacallao

July 31, 2023

Tracy Cullen drove for Yellow Freight for nearly 40 years, well before it moved its operations to Nashville. In the past few weeks, he’s seen the company lose customers.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Labor unions, Teamsters, Trucking, union

Shrinking residuals and the rise of AI: Nashville union members say the SAG-AFTRA strike has been a long time coming

Rose Gilbert

July 18, 2023

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Over 70 people gathered on Music Row on Monday night for a rally in support of the SAG-AFTRA strike. Union members wore matching shirts, held signs and led supporters in chants, while passing cars honked in encouragement.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Labor unions, SAG-AFTRA, union

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