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.
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.
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.
Tennessee Democratic Party staffers begin collective bargaining process
Employees at the Tennessee Democratic Party are holding the first of many meetings with management Tuesday to create a collective bargaining agreement. Members of the staff chose to unionize in July.
Tennessee voters will soon decide the future of right-to-work. The outcome could complicate things for workers in a state already stacked toward employers.
Tennessee voters will have to decide in November whether to write the state’s right-to-work law into the state’s constitution.
Rebroadcast: Baristas lead union push in Middle Tennessee
This episode originally aired on July 7, 2022. Unions have historically been associated with factory workers and those in the automotive industry. In Tennessee, food service employees – particularly baristas – are leading the labor organization push. In Knoxville, Memphis and Murfreesboro, there’s been various efforts to unionize local Starbucks locations. While in Nashville, much […]
Nashville workers question the timing of Chaatable’s closure after owners learned of union efforts
Restaurants created by a local celebrity chef were the subject of protest this weekend, after workers say Chaatable was closed without giving them proper notice. This is among the latest developments in Nashville’s restaurant organizing scene.
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