News about Tennessee

"For five decades, the southern United States has been an attractive location for foreign automakers to open plants thanks to generous tax breaks and cheaper, non-union labor. Now, the United Auto Workers has dealt a serious blow to that model..." www.cnn.com/2024/04/23/business/uaw-south-jobs/index.html

"The UAW is at last storming the South’s anti-union citadel, and while six Southern governors have united in a desperate attempt to try to stop them, the win at VW suggests that such fear-mongering may not be able to stop Southern workers." jacobin.com/2024/04/chattanooga-vw-uaw-unionization

We talked to Tim Smith, Director of @UAW Region 8, about the importance of VW workers organizing and winning, and the power of a union. pic.twitter.com/PmGet2Xs5f

The next non-union auto workers to vote on unionizing with the @UAW are at a Mercedes plant in Alabama. And despite their Governor repeatedly attacking unions, these workers are ready to go. The next round begins May 13th. pic.twitter.com/RfjJbTq0vB