In a historic union election, Volkswagen workers at the Chattanooga, Tennessee plant have voted overwhelmingly to join the United Auto Workers (UAW), with a final vote count of 2,628 to 985. This marks a significant victory for the UAW, as it represents the first successful unionization at a foreign-owned automaker in the South since the 1940s, and the first nonunion automaker union since 1941. The vote, which ended with a decisive 73% in favor, underscores a major shift in a region traditionally resistant to unionization. The UAW's victory is seen as a potential catalyst for further union efforts across the South, challenging the long-standing anti-union stance prevalent in the area.
It's really remarkable how little attention the mainstream media is giving the UAW's organizing win Tennessee
Volkswagen employees in Tennessee agree to be represented by the United Auto Workers.
UAW eyes more wins in South after historic union vote at VW plant https://t.co/BjQVW5bRLQ
For those Tennessee Volkswagen employees who wanted unionization, the third time was the charm. In order to unionize, the UAW needed 50% plus one vote. READ MORE -- https://t.co/MHkPNuWApY
Victory at Volkswagen “may mean that Shawn Fain is the real thing, and he’s going to deliver on his promise to totally unionize auto production in this country," longtime management-side lawyer Roger King told me before the @UAW won there https://t.co/J7QEuPkVpZ https://t.co/3vxws2hRIK
Workers in attendance for Friday's United Auto Workers watch party feel they've made history. https://t.co/JiPRJSrbcV
Incredible organizing work by these Volkswagen autoworkers in Tennessee. A huge win for @UAW & unions everywhere. The labor movement isn’t slowing down—it’s just getting started. 💪🏾 https://t.co/ggKkGQVuzB
A historic victory for America’s labor movement. Congratulations to @UAW’s newest members for proving that solidarity works everywhere — north, south, east, and west. https://t.co/GwIn5gjHZ1
Here’s @ShawnFainUAW speaking to Tennessee Volkswagen workers who just won a union: "The talking heads and the pundits said to me repeatedly before we announced this campaign, you can't win in the South, and Southern workers aren't ready for it." https://t.co/3dRbbDuz90
The United Auto Workers union won a stunning 73% of the vote after losing two elections there in the past decade. https://t.co/PGucUeFU5m
Tennessee Volkswagen Employees Overwhelmingly Vote to Join United Auto Workers Union https://t.co/qH8U9BYqPQ
The United Auto Workers' overwhelming election victory at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee is giving the union hope that it can make broader inroads in the South, the least unionized part of the country. https://t.co/T5JD4IglNX
Tennessee Volkswagen employees vote to join United Auto Workers union https://t.co/jtCas5uWd3
Autoworkers union celebrates breakthrough win in Tennessee and takes aim at more plants in the South https://t.co/VmR9Guq0FV
💥 Congratulations to @UAW and Volkswagen workers in Tennessee on this historic victory for the labor movement and workers everywhere!!! ✊️ #OrganizetheSouth #1u #Solidarity #StandUpUAW https://t.co/DEywoBlPDN
Employees at Volkswagen’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers union. It’s the first time workers at a foreign car maker’s plant in the American South have unionized. https://t.co/k9AHnxu0Yo
I love this video. The magnitude of the VW workers win in Chattanooga @uaw win is not lost on @aftunion members. https://t.co/DWui3Pgjx1
Congratulations to the Volkswagen autoworkers in Tennessee who made history by voting overwhelmingly to join the UAW. Unions are critical to our fight to build an economy where every person, not just the wealthy or well-connected, can thrive. When unions win, all workers win.
Congratulations to these workers in Tennessee! Unions mean higher pay, better benefits, and safer work places. https://t.co/xZYPRmvxKL
A Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted to join the United Auto Workers union in a historic change of events after recent years of rejecting union membership. "This is a really big breakthrough for the UAW," @noamscheiber tells @JohnYangTV. https://t.co/4SJHTVby9v
"UAW scores historic landslide victory to unionize the first foreign automaker in the US." (via @freep) https://t.co/hsSGg1zbml
Auto Workers Vote To Unionize In Historic Vote At Southern Plant https://t.co/xfg4DpupqX
Scenes from the UAW’s victory Friday night in Chattanooga. https://t.co/yXg51lrsS7
Special message from @PSRP_AFT members and leaders to @UAW @ShawnFainUAW and the workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, TN. https://t.co/AS9SBzEjAa
“@LizShuler, president of the AFL-CIO, the country’s largest federation of labor unions, called the Volkswagen vote “a historic milestone for workers across the state and the broader South.” https://t.co/AZCvryehun
A Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted to unionize, it’s the first auto manufacturing facility to unionize in the American South since the 1940s. More: https://t.co/V8UUfresmx https://t.co/V8UUfresmx
Big win for workers in the South and the union way of life! 💯 https://t.co/TkJeuaIbR5
The United Auto Workers' ambitious drive to expand its reach to nonunion factories across the South and elsewhere faces a key test Friday night. https://t.co/Zt5nBLnrfm
It was a big day for VW workers in Tennessee yesterday as they passed a vote to join the UAW officially. I wonder if we’ll see more votes like this one this year. https://t.co/xawXZHaeXB
While Praising UAW Win at Tennessee VW Plant, Biden Hits Letter by GOP Governors Opposing Vote https://t.co/NKdYw34CkJ
Labor leaders hope to capitalize on the momentum after the UAW succeeded in organizing workers at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee https://t.co/Uw2YpZhcLF
Just an incredible moment of solidarity here from union Volkswagen workers in Germany, in what was also just a fantastic panel on organizing in the U.S South. https://t.co/ZpqxWlq3XV
The United Auto Workers made history by winning its first unionization vote at an auto factory in the U.S. South when an overwhelming majority of VW workers in Chattanooga, TN voted to unionize this week. Up next: a Mercedes plant in Alabama. https://t.co/Q6xFjVXtv5
President Biden celebrated the “historic vote” Friday for workers at a Tennessee Volkswagen plant to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. https://t.co/8yjlTJqeCM
UAW conquers hostile political terrain with Tennessee win https://t.co/yyaME4dO8r
Workers at Volkswagen in Tennessee are giving a thumbs up to join the United Autoworkers which marks the first non-union factory in the South to organize. ABC's @morganorwood has the details. https://t.co/QgAX7wRgUQ https://t.co/1HHTy2cJdA
Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., passed a historic vote to join the United Auto Workers, becoming the first Southern auto factory to approve a union with an election since the 1940s. https://t.co/TUvKCGsVSN
Congratulations to the workers at Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on their historic vote for union representation with the United Auto Workers. Union members across the country have logged major wins and large raises, and I will continue to stand with American workers…
Congratulations to the Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee who just voted to join the @UAW! Rep. Sykes is proud to stand with workers as they fight for fair wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions. This vote is a win for working people everywhere! https://t.co/aCQN9YNrH8
I’m thrilled for my brothers and sisters in @UAW for their historic victory. When our workers win, we all win! #Unionproud https://t.co/23OLbKfblj
Unions see the case as a corporate backlash to a rise in labor organizing. It comes to the Supreme Court days after a historic union vote at Volkswagen. https://t.co/bNY7NplMGI
Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers union Friday in a historic first test of the UAW’s renewed effort to organize nonunion factories. https://t.co/qstzRQXGR2
President Joe Biden, who has heavily supported organized labor and the UAW, congratulated the union on its "historic vote." https://t.co/kv1gSCdmSz
News Analysis: Volkswagen workers in Tennessee have given the United Automobile Workers union a factory-wide foothold at a major foreign automaker in the South. Now the question is what difference it will make beyond the Volkswagen plant. https://t.co/WMno1GLSO4
Tennessee Volkswagen employees overwhelmingly vote to join United Auto Workers union https://t.co/UVcUnjYuNS
#UnionStrong = a stronger America. Huge congrats to the VW workers in Tennessee and the @UAW for earning this huge victory. https://t.co/NcRxBKeyvB
via @nytimes @UAW wins another one & in the South. This is good news for labor movement but still a long way to go to stem the tide of non unionized workers. Polls are now showing that unions are popular in America. https://t.co/GSfvGMONJK
Congratulations to the Volkswagen auto workers in Chattanooga, TN who just voted to join the @UAW in a historic union election! As a co-chair of the @Labor_Caucus, I'm proud to stand with workers across the country who are fighting for their fair share and a voice on the job. https://t.co/09jta6Ho7k
Union supporters have renewed hopes of organizing in the South after the UAW scored a breakthrough victory last night. https://t.co/C2kY4QDgJU
Last night’s victory for the @UAW in Chattanooga was a milestone for the American labor movement. We must keep standing with the UAW as they fight to organize EVERYWHERE — that’s why I led a letter calling on the CEOs of non-union automakers not to interfere with organizing. https://t.co/P3WoDELPqG
The UAW has made history by winning its first unionization vote at an auto factory in the South. https://t.co/ebHoh64a3H
Yesterday, VW workers in Chattanooga, TN voted to unionize with the @UAW - even as they faced pressure from some anti-union employers + elected officials. When workers stand together, workers win. This historic election makes it clear the labor movement isn’t slowing down. https://t.co/UADYLsJiPF
Chattanooga Volkswagen workers vote to join UAW https://t.co/lalAkHN3EI https://t.co/lalAkHN3EI
¡Que vivan los trabajadores! Congratulations to the 4,000 Volkswagen workers and all workers who are fighting in solidarity for their future and the future of our economy. #PowerInUnion💪 https://t.co/TvioayhGUW
Congratulations Shawn Fain and @UAW! The UAW made history in Tennessee! This is a big win for workers in Chattanooga and across the country. https://t.co/jcjHUcDN5Y
Volkswagen employees at a Tennessee factory have voted to join the United Auto Workers, a landmark victory for union organizing in the long-hostile US South. https://t.co/ICYnXJgT40
Congratulations to new UAW members in Chattanooga! They voted for the union despite oppositions from four governors. The Republican governors of Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Texas released a joint statement opposing the UAW on Tuesday.
A HUGE congratulations to the 4,000 workers at the TN Volkswagen plant on winning their fight to join the @UAW! Unions are part of my family’s history, and I am proud to support all the organizers on the front lines of the movement! #unionstrong 💪
Congratulations to VW workers in Tennessee who exercised their right to unionize. The UAW local at EB shipyard in Groton, CT has delivered good wages/benefits for decades & skilled-up submarine designers— growing the middle class. This is good news for VW workers & good for TN. https://t.co/oYvakE5cbB
After VW plant victory, UAW sets its sights on Mercedes in Alabama https://t.co/VeqW31xuBB https://t.co/8XHofLFd6Y
Congratulations to the Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee who just voted to join the @UAW! Unions are the backbone of America's middle class—this is a win for working class people everywhere! https://t.co/yI1laGB0a0
Yeah! Volkswagen workers in Tennessee pass historic vote to unionize https://t.co/vVQZtmU7KH
The UAW hopes to continue its momentum in the South after prevailing at Volkswagen. My story for @Axios. https://t.co/kpaTfUXJIQ
Congratulations to the Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga who voted overwhelmingly to join @UAW. When workers organize, workers win! https://t.co/AVoDVC4QvA
Tennessee workers at VW plant vote to unionize with UAW https://t.co/2jbjqrB6vr via @memphisnews Despite a mid 20th century governor and general assembly TENNESSEE LIMPS INTO 21st CENTURY!
Union supporters have renewed hopes of organizing in the South after the United Auto Workers scored a breakthrough victory Friday night. https://t.co/5QRhTQxyGU
big Workers at Volkswagen's Tennessee factory voted to join the United Auto Workers, marking a historic win for the 89-year-old union that is seeking to expand. https://t.co/9mwOyHK8oW
Workers at Volkswagen's Tennessee plant have voted to join the United Auto Workers — a massive win for the union. The Chattanooga factory will be the first auto plant in the South to unionize via election since the 1940s and the first foreign-owned plant in the South to do so.
.@UAW’s union vote win at Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tenn is a milestone for auto workers and a rebuke to extreme Republicans who lure companies to “right to work” states promising fewer labor costs aka higher exploitation. It’s a new day! #StandUpUAW
UAW Wins Historic Vote To Organize Tennessee Volkswagen Plant Workers https://t.co/sib6vV2xoQ https://t.co/aIfGao70kt
“.. The VW victory is a breakthrough for the @UAW, which after decades of declining membership is trying to expand by 150,000 workers across 14 companies, including BMW AG, Toyota Motor Corp.and Tesla Inc.” @josheidelson $TSLA https://t.co/jtdULwpIFn https://t.co/vUWxrTgLTg
For the first time, the UAW has won a vote to represent workers at a foreign-owned U.S. auto plant—a goal the union has chased for decades. https://t.co/Quk4HHAOv7 https://t.co/1CM0vMS9vV
Around 75 years after the failure of CIO's operation Dixie to organize industrial unions in the South, the UAW has unionized a VW plant in TN by huge margins. Could have important ramifications at other manufacturing plants in the South. https://t.co/62Rud0Aa6p https://t.co/bEcLEpGu5T
The UAW has declared victory in that vote at Chattanooga's VW plant. https://t.co/zDkWFiPO8o
You’d need to have paid some attention to past failed union efforts in Chattanooga to know quite what a big deal this is. Things sometimes happen. https://t.co/0JY9Xt9eJG
Workers at German car giant Volkswagen's factory in Tennessee have voted to join the United Auto Workers trade union, in a major boost for the largest car union in the US outside its powerbase in Detroit. https://t.co/ouN62HZkES
Volkswagen workers in Tennessee have voted in favor of the United Auto Workers — marking the union’s first successful organizing drive of a foreign automaker. https://t.co/ZeqFI3Nmwb
We're unspeakably proud of the Volkswagen workers in Tennessee who made national history tonight when they voted to join the UAW. The cause of labor is the hope of the world. https://t.co/xxFdtYToE1
Volkswagen workers in Tennessee have voted to join UAW, union says https://t.co/GZeDUSpihc
.@UAW’s historic contract at Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tenn is a milestone for auto workers and a rebuke to extreme Republicans who lure companies to “right to work” states promising fewer labor costs aka higher exploitation. It’s a new day! #StandUpUAW https://t.co/fpNrueMMcG
Congrats to @UAW and Volkswagen workers in Tennessee!👏 #UnionStrong #1U https://t.co/EeB57Kymz5
Volkswagen workers vote for union in Tennessee — a major win for organized labor https://t.co/xg8pckRrkl
Latest on UAW’s landslide 2,628 to 985 win at Volkswagen: https://t.co/EYbcsleCOz “Who has the right to tell us that we’re not worth what other Americans are making?… Every factory in the South is capable of doing what we did.” https://t.co/3vxws2hRIK
In historic election, Volkswagen workers in Tennessee vote to unionize https://t.co/axP133ef2X
“I think it’s going to start a chain reaction,” @UAW president Shawn Fain told me today. “Once we show the world that it is possible, I think it’s going to open the door for… tens of thousands of other workers to join in and to get justice on the job.” https://t.co/EYbcsleCOz https://t.co/3vxws2hRIK
Shawn Fain, president of the @UAW, just spoke to the victorious Tennessee VW workers: "The talking heads and the pundits said to me repeatedly before we announced this campaign, you can't win in the South, and Southern workers aren't ready for it." Next up, Mercedes in Alabama. https://t.co/G1yQJxnnbK
Congratulations to Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga for winning your union in a landslide! Your courage and bravery is an inspiration to all of us fighting to organize worker power in the South. https://t.co/yyHKdGxFla
Tonight is one of the biggest victories for organized labor in decades, and it is a landslide - in the South. Wow #unionstrong https://t.co/hgV8lyKTMp
Incredible union news from the @UAW in Tennessee! https://t.co/WwvTvJM8Df
Hell of a night for labor.. basically unprecedented night for labor in the South https://t.co/WoN3IGKyiK
Tonight’s huge victory, with Tennessee VW workers voting to join the @UAW, is a massive win for Americans everywhere. The only losers are greedy bosses and union-busting politicians. Like the Governor of Tennessee. https://t.co/2jXP1pmA7X
The UAW claimed victory with 2,628 votes in favor and 985 opposed after two failed attempts in the past decade to organize VW's plant. https://t.co/cQlpFvzmER
Big congrats to the newly unionized Volkswagen workers in Tennessee who fought for good wages. Awesome job!
UAW says Volkswagen employees in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have overwhelmingly voted to join the union — marking a major milestone for the labor organization and its first successful organizing drive of an automaker outside of Detroit’s Big Three. https://t.co/FUnRieGMCr
Congratulations, @UAW workers! We don’t agonize, we organize — and we unionize! -NP #StandUpUAW https://t.co/QxGLIyyWAN
Electric scene among autoworkers in Chattanooga, Tenn. when the vote is called for the union. Q: “What’s your message to your haters who said it couldn’t be done?” A: 👇 https://t.co/vQH3vt4b56
This is huge! Congratulations @UAW Volkswagen workers in Tennessee on this historic vote to unionize. You give hope to so many workers across the South & the country. Everyone deserves the right to organize. @uaw showing us how it is done. ✊🏾👏🏽✊🏾👏🏽 https://t.co/ohkbrT7Ilu
JUST IN: In a seismic union election Friday evening, Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted to join the United Auto Workers Union. https://t.co/txkofUEy5h
BREAKING: Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Tennessee, voted in favor of joining the United Auto Workers union, boosting its effort to organize nonunion factories. https://t.co/2IAWZezk7b
Tennessee Volkswagen factory employees vote to join United Auto Workers union https://t.co/bCkRQdLyx7
Volkswagen workers “should have very high expectations” for what they can win in negotiations over a first union contract, @ShawnFainUAW told me today. “We want to try to follow our pattern” set by last fall’s Big Three contracts, he said. https://t.co/EYbcsleCOz https://t.co/3vxws2hRIK
Breaking News: Workers at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee voted to unionize — a breakthrough in a region where anti-union sentiment has been strong for decades. https://t.co/G3o3m1G0C2
JUST IN: Factory workers at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee voted to join the United Auto Workers (UAW), an election that could signal more momentum in organized labor following a year of high-profile strikes and major contractual wins for workers. https://t.co/hxmZ0r52JN
"These union wins have helped raise wages and demonstrate once again that the middle-class built America and that unions are still building and expanding the middle class for all workers." -@POTUS Biden https://t.co/xsaiHh9g2I
Volkswagen workers in Tennessee are celebrating their massive @UAW win, and it's a beautiful thing. https://t.co/0uczxYObJw
Volkswagen workers in Tennessee vote to join union in win for UAW https://t.co/co1powZs6T
Volkswagen workers vote to unionize in major win for organised labour https://t.co/aeDADZcMoI
VW workers in Tennessee vote to join UAW in historic win for Detroit union https://t.co/z0YFS6i5sI
A HUGE win for @UAW in the South! 👏🏽 Workers across the country are saying #UnionYes! https://t.co/dmeN8hFIwG
Congratulations to the workers of Volkswagen in Chattanooga who have voted to join @UAW! Your historic victory in the South will reverberate across the world: when we fight, we win! Solidarity forever! https://t.co/1ks5bbkkq8
.@POTUS on @UAW vote in TN “Let me be clear to the Republican governors that tried to undermine this vote: there is nothing to fear from American workers using their voice and their legal right to form a union if they so choose.” https://t.co/XMYAv4SOA0
Congratulations to the WV workers in Tennessee on this historic victory. Workers around the country are standing up and making their voices heard. This is a huge win for workers everywhere. https://t.co/JFtNLKkLdB
NEWS: In a historic vote, VW workers in Tennessee have officially voted to join the UAW. https://t.co/WdEd3OLZYu
Breaking: Volkswagen workers voted to join the UAW at a Tennessee factory, a breakthrough win for the union that is seeking to expand in the South https://t.co/BwYxviEYyj https://t.co/BwYxviEYyj
Volkswagen workers in Tennessee have voted to join the United Auto Workers — marking the UAW’s first successful organizing drive of a foreign automaker - CNBC
VICTORY!!! VW workers have just made history w/ @UAW, making Volkswagen the first nonunion automaker in the U.S. to go union since 1941. This is a watershed moment that will lead to a tidal wave of new organizing in the South and catapult the labor movement into a new era. https://t.co/Avdlulbbga
Workers at Volkswagen’s Tennessee factory voted to join the United Auto Workers, marking a historic win for the 89-year-old union https://t.co/j7rLSzVvwb
The UAW has declared victory in Chattanooga — a historic victory that continues the union’s momentum. https://t.co/nnG89fk73n
Let me congratulate the brave Volkswagen workers in Tennessee for winning a landslide victory to join the UAW. This historic union victory in the South shows that when workers stand up for economic justice and against corporate greed there is nothing they cannot accomplish.
Congrats to the Volkswagen workers, our @UAW family, & @ShawnFainUAW for this monumental victory in Chattanooga! This is a historic milestone that raises the bar for workers across the South & symbolizes a shift to a new era where workers have the power to shape our futures.
The Labor Movement Just Made A Historic Breakthrough In The South https://t.co/QSL8dBteEQ
In a historic victory, an overwhelming majority of Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have voted to join the UAW. https://t.co/COKRzLUSV2
This is a huge victory not only for UAW workers at Volkswagen, but for every worker in America. The tide is turning. Workers all across the country, even in our most conservative states, are sick and tired of corporate greed and are demanding economic justice.
Make no mistake: this is a massive win for ALL American workers. The @UAW is fighting for the future of the middle class and I'm proud to stand with them. Everyone should be able to join a union. https://t.co/vsF1WdoUOH
VW workers in Chattanooga are celebrating their union win. Some workers have lost union elections before. Now, they’re in the @UAW. https://t.co/rGc16Jz0wY
VW workers in Chattanooga, TN have voted YES to a union by a crushing 3-1 margin. 4,300 join @UAW Hard to overstate how big a victory this is — the first major breakthrough against the anti-union automakers and politicians in the South in decades Why’d so many vote Yes? See👇 https://t.co/JBQPggFMFC
The stupid meltdown among administrators at Ivy universities contrasts nicely with the remarkable unionization vote in Chattanooga, Tennessee at a Volkswagen plan in the face of massive political pressure.
This righteous result will resonate long and loud—not only for autoworkers in the South or for workers around the country, but for every worker worldwide. I couldn’t be prouder of the Volkswagen activists for never giving up, and of @UAW President Shawn Fain for leading and…
Volkswagen employees at a Tennessee factory voted to join the United Auto Workers in a landmark victory for unions https://t.co/joo6zjPlKv
Breaking: UAW has won the Volkswagen Tennessee union election, union says https://t.co/EYbcsleCOz A huge breakthrough that could help spur many more wins https://t.co/zyIawpQ8OC https://t.co/RO6oLrqMhe
An utterly historic victory for the working class. Tennessee is shining bright tonight. We are in a new era. Congratulations to the courageous workers in Chattanooga and the entire @UAW. Absolutely heroic. Solidarity IS the strategy - across the South, and all over the country. https://t.co/Sd8W7oKsuu
Volkswagen workers just made history! #StandUpUAW https://t.co/hRFaiFlPtq
HUGE NEWS: Workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee have voted to unionize, according to the UAW. They are the 1st Southern auto factory to vote to unionize since the 1940s. https://t.co/8jBdNrMn62
UAW secures historic union election win at Tennessee Volkswagen plant https://t.co/qTQKTO3fFd
Congratulations to the courageous Volkswagen workers in Tennessee for overwhelmingly voting to join the United Auto Workers. They have stood up for economic justice and have made a historic breakthrough in the South. When workers stand together against corporate greed, we win.
This is a historic win for US Auto Workers. As a proud daughter of @UAW—with a mother who organized, and father retired from @Jeep—I know what the union meant for our family. It meant a better life. It meant health care benefits. It meant security. Congratulations workers. #1u https://t.co/LrwY25Z0Vc
UAW clinches watershed union victory at Volkswagen Tennessee factory https://t.co/jU8727az8c https://t.co/tudJeAuFnt
A HUGE UNION BREAKTHROUGH IN THE SOUTH >> The UAW has declared victory at VW, with the vote total at 2,578 to 933 (a huge 73% to 27%) This will certainly help the UAW win at Mercedes next month In this vote, the VW workers told the South's GOP, anti-union governors to shove off https://t.co/Cs4FLs06dY
For decades, corporations set up shop in non-union states to avoid paying fair wages. Today, a new era begins. Congratulations to workers at VW in Tennessee — you just won the South's first successful @UAW election since the 1940s. This is a win for workers everywhere. https://t.co/cZ7e7x7B6w
For decades, corporations set up shop in non-union states to avoid paying fair wages. Today, a new era begins. Congratulations to workers at VW in Tennessee — you just won the South's first successful UAW election since the 1940s. This is a win for workers everywhere. https://t.co/NVB5mij7s1
🎉 Here’s the moment — Chattanooga erupts in cheers as the UNION YES vote rolls in, VW workers joining the @UAW in a landslide…. (From @MikeElk) https://t.co/DXpcOKeb1l
The votes are being counted in Chattanooga, TN and VW workers are voting YES to a union so far by a 3-1 margin. Hard to overstate how big a victory this would be — the first major breakthrough against the anti-union automakers in the South in decades. #OrganizeTheSouth https://t.co/JBQPggFMFC
Volkswagen workers in Tennessee with the @UAW just made history by winning their union! The power of labor unions is growing, and the American labor movement is stronger than ever. Another victory for @ShawnFainUAW and workers!
⚠️ UAW CLINCHES WATERSHED UNION VICTORY AT VOLKSWAGEN TENNESSEE FACTORY Full Story → https://t.co/VegzjWfUuE
Encampments for Gaza springing up on college campuses across the country. Auto workers just won a new union for the first time in decades. People are getting organized like we haven't seen in a long time. It's a long hill to climb in this country, but we're starting to climb it.
VW WORKERS WIN THEIR UNION!!!!!!!!!!!!! https://t.co/7JnFGfjwUc
VW Chattanooga plant, where ID.4 is made, votes to unionize in historic move https://t.co/D6UesflRpO