Biden celebrates Tennessee Volkswagen plant’s vote to join UAW
President Biden on Friday celebrated a “historic vote” by workers at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee to join the United Auto Workers union (UAW). “We celebrate the historic vote of Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on behalf of the United Auto Workers union,” Biden said Friday. statement. The award was announced Friday night after factory […]
Chattanooga Volkswagen workers vote to join UAW
Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted overwhelmingly to join the United Auto Workers union on Friday. Two previous attempts to join the union in the past few years had been soundly defeated. Friday’s vote, organized by the National Labor Relations Board, saw 73%, 2,628 people, vote in favor. Voter turnout was 83.5%. The vote was […]
Volkswagen plant faces union vote as UAW aims to expand beyond Detroit
Volkswagen’s only U.S. plant on the southern border of Tennessee has become a battleground for worker representation as the United Auto Workers union seeks to expand its footprint beyond Detroit. Workers at the German automaker’s Chattanooga, Tenn., plant where VW assembles its ID.4 electric SUV will vote starting Wednesday on whether to join the UAW. […]
UAW backs Biden’s ‘strongest-ever’ vehicle emission standards, claims it won’t cut autoworker jobs
The United Auto Workers recently expressed support The Biden administration’s finalized vehicle emissions standards, according to a report Wednesday. statement From the union. The administration’s Environmental Protection Agency announced the “strongest ever” pollution regulations that would effectively force most new car sales to be electric by 2032, Blaze News previously reported. The regulation will affect […]
UAW moves to hold unionization vote at Volkswagen plant in Tennessee
Automotive expert Mike Caudill reacts on “The Bottom Line” to the Treasury Secretary’s assertion that the future of electric vehicles in the United States is very bright. of United Auto Workers Union (UAW) Workers at the Volkswagen assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will vote to unionize, the union announced Monday, after the UAW secured a […]
Tennessee Volkswagen workers ask for UAW representation vote
Workers at the Volkswagen manufacturing plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have filed a union election petition with the National Labor Relations Board.The UAW announced Tuesday. The move could mark the first Tennessee plant to join the UAW since the union won raises and benefits for its members during a strike against the Big Three automakers last […]
UAW president doubles down on support for Biden after State of the Union shoutout
United Auto Workers (UAW) President Sean Fein doubled down on his support for President Biden after the president cheered him on at the State of the Union. “Joe Biden has a history of serving people and being there for working class people, and Donald Trump has a history of serving himself and representing the billionaire […]
Toyota plant in Missouri launches union drive as UAW aims to expand
About 30 percent of the Toyota engine maker’s auto workers in Missouri have signed a union card, the United Auto Workers (UAW). announced on Wednesdaythe factory became the fourth new union movement to start in the past four months. The plant in Troy, Missouri, outside St. Louis, follows union efforts in recent months at a […]
Majority of Alabama Mercedes workers join UAW as Southeast’s union battle heats up
A majority of workers at the largest Mercedes-Benz factory in the United States have voted to join the United Auto Workers (UAW). The announcement marks another important milestone for the union in its campaign to organize auto plants in the Southeast, where labor rights have traditionally been recognized. “There comes a time when enough is […]
Ford, UAW reach deal to avert strike at Kentucky truck plant
The United Auto Workers (UAW) local union, UAW Local 62, and Ford have reached an agreement to avert a strike at the truck plant in Louisville, Kentucky. The agreement came after the UAW union announced that about 9,000 auto workers threatened to go on strike Friday at Ford’s most profitable plant, which makes SUVs and […]