VW workers in Tennessee overwhelmingly vote to join union, as UAW renews push to organize nonunion auto plants

fortune.com 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…

Tennessee Volkswagen workers to vote on union membership

abcnews.go.com Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have voted overwhelmingly in favor of joining the United Auto Workers union, boosting the UAW's nationwide…

Could the Union Victory at VW Set Off a Wave?

nytimes.com By voting to join the United Automobile Workers, Volkswagen workers in Tennessee have given the union something it has never had: a factory-wide foothold at a major foreign…

UAW wins big in historic union vote at Volkswagen Tennessee factory

investing.com CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (Reuters) -Workers at Volkswagen (ETR: )'s Tennessee plant have voted to join the United Auto Workers, in a seismic victory for the union as it drives…

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"A domino just fell, baby": UAW scores big win in the South

axios.com CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Union supporters have renewed hopes of organizing in the South after the United Auto Workers scored a breakthrough victory Friday night. Why it matters:…

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A millennial who made $225,000 secretly working 2 remote jobs shares why he decided to give up overemployment: 'The juice wasn't worth the squeeze'

aol.com None He used the extra money to buy a truck, start an Airbnb, and grow his savings. • None But several factors led him to ultimately decide that "the juice wasn't worth the…

Tennessee workers vote to join UAW union

tennessean.com Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers late Friday, giving the union a decisive foothold in the historically anti-union…

Tennessee Volkswagen employees overwhelmingly vote to join United Auto Workers union

apnews.com 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…

The last thing Elon Musk wants right now is barrelling toward Tesla

aol.com None The United Auto Workers union won a critical vote at a plant in Tenessee. • None After a massive strike last year, the union set out to organize more factories that…

Volkswagen's Tennessee workers vote to join UAW trade union – DW

dw.com More than 70% of votes from Volkswagen staff at the Chattanooga factory in Tennessee were in favor of joining the United Auto Workers union. It's a huge shot in the arm in…

VW Workers in Tennessee Vote for Union, a Labor Milestone

nytimes.com In a landmark victory for organized labor, workers at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee have voted overwhelmingly to join the United Automobile Workers union, becoming the…

Volkswagen workers in Tennessee vote to join UAW

washingtonpost.com Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., passed a historic vote to join the United Auto Workers, the union said Friday, becoming the first Southern auto factory to approve…

Factory workers vote to unionize at Tennessee Volkswagen plant

thehill.com Factory workers at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee voted Friday evening to join the United Auto Workers (UAW), an election that could signal more momentum in organized labor…

Voting ends in historic Tennessee Volkswagen union election

npr.org At the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., three days of voting have wrapped up. Now, the counting of ballots begins. Within hours, we should know whether workers have…

Factory workers vote on whether to unionize Tennessee Volkswagen plant

thehill.com Votes are almost in from factory workers at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee deciding whether to join the United Auto Workers (UAW), an election that could signal more…

Could migrants fill New York's restaurant labor shortage?

marketplace.org This story was produced by our colleagues at the BBC. Colombia native Alexandra Gomez Castro was overjoyed at finally being allowed to get a job in the United States. Her…

Mercedes-Benz Workers in Alabama Ask for Unionization Vote

nytimes.com Workers at a Mercedes-Benz factory in Alabama have petitioned federal officials to hold a vote on whether to join the United Automobile Workers, the union said on Friday, a…

VW workers vote on union in Tennessee

cbsnews.com The United Auto Workers is hoping the third time proves the charm in Chattanooga, Tennessee. As the final ballots are cast Friday by 4,300 Volkswagen workers deciding on…

Volkswagen workers in Tennessee vote on joining the UAW

siliconvalley.com By Chris Isidore | CNN Renee Berry has been working at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee since 2010, shortly after it opened, long enough to see the majority of…

Tennessee Volkswagen workers vote on union membership in key test of UAW's plan to expand

pbs.org The United Auto Workers’ ambitious drive to expand its reach to nonunion factories across the South and elsewhere faces a key test Friday night, when workers at a Volkswagen…

Sharp Drop in Single-Family Home Construction Marks Major Blow to Housing Market

tftc.io Single-family homebuilding experienced a sharp decline in March, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Tuesday. This downturn comes despite the…

States With the Strongest Gun Cultures

247wallst.com Gun ownership has been a constitutional right in the United States since 1791. Now, over two centuries later, firearms are a fixture in American culture — and in recent…

UAW vote at Tennessee plant will test resurgent labor movement

abcnews.go.com Carmakers and labor leaders are closely watching for results to be released on Friday in a seismic union election that could supercharge organizing in the nation’s auto…

Millions of New Yorkers may be planning to leave

newsweek.com About 7 million New Yorkers plan to leave the state, a new survey revealed this month. In a new Marist poll, 37 percent of New Yorkers—roughly 7 million people—said they…

Tennessee Volkswagen workers to vote on union membership in test of UAW’s plan to expand its ranks

seattletimes.com The United Auto Workers’ ambitious drive to expand its reach to nonunion factories across the South and elsewhere faces a key test Friday night, when workers at a Volkswagen…

A Union Vote at Volkswagen Is a Big Test for the UAW

nytimes.com After a “summer of strikes” last year that stretched from Detroit to Hollywood, unions are on a roll, flexing their growing might. Friday will bring a new test of that power…

Housing market gets bad news

newsweek.com Home sales suffered a big drop last month, which is bad news for the U.S. housing market's busiest time of the year, a Moody's expert told Newsweek. Existing-home sales slid…

UAW hopeful of watershed union victory at Volkswagen plant in Tennessee

theglobeandmail.com The United Auto Workers is counting on scoring a seismic victory at Volkswagen’s Tennessee plant as unionization votes are tallied on Friday – one that opens up the…

Volkswagen workers are voting on whether to join the UAW. The results could be felt nationwide

aol.com Renee Berry has been working at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee since 2010, shortly after it opened, long enough to see the majority of her co-workers twice…

BP paid just $1,300 each to 79% of the Deepwater oil spill victims because of a single switched word in the multibillion-dollar settlement

fortune.com When a deadly explosion destroyed BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude erupted into the sea over the next three months —…

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

npr.org 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…

Her murder shook the world. I realized it wasn't the whole story

newsweek.com On a cold, drizzly January day in 1987, 35-year-old Lita McClinton Sullivan puttered around in her housecoat in her beautiful townhouse waiting for the day to unfold. She…

Mercedes-Benz workers at Alabama plant slated for union vote in May

aol.com Workers at Mercedes-Benz's plant in Vance, Alabama, outside Tuscaloosa will vote next month on whether to join the United Auto Workers labor union. The National Labor…

World Bank Report Highlights Advantage Of Central Bank Gold Revaluation Accounts

zerohedge.com World Bank Report Highlights Advantage Of Central Bank Gold Revaluation Accounts By Jan Nieuwenhuijs of Gainesville Coins Recently the World Bank released a handbook for…

The Paradox of the American Labor Movement

theatlantic.com Updated at 11:05 a.m. ET on April 18, 2024 Last year was widely hailed as a breakthrough for the American worker. Amid a historically hot labor market, the United Auto…

Mortgage rates surpass 7% while home prices show no signs of declining

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Dickey Betts, Allman Brothers Guitarist, Dies at 80

variety.com Dickey Betts, whose country-inflected songwriting and blazing, lyrical guitar work opposite Duane Allman in the Allman Brothers Band helped define the Southern rock genre of…

‘We Grown Now’ Review: Minhal Baig Lovingly Tells a Lyrical Friendship Tale Set in 1990s Chicago

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Racism may increase risk of heart disease

newsweek.com Racial discrimination may increase the risk of young Black adults developing cardiovascular disease, a new study suggests. Roughly 1 in 3 adults in the United States have…

Takeaways from AP's story on the BP oil spill medical settlement's shortcomings

aol.com When the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in 2010 and spewed many millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the disastrous spill damaged the economy,…

Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing

aol.com When a deadly explosion destroyed BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude erupted into the sea over the next three months —…

These Are the Fastest-Growing Brands in Each State This Year

247wallst.com Yelp, a leading provider of crowd-sourced local business reviews and social networking, has released its inaugural list of the 50 fastest-growing brands of the past year.…

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economist.com The sunken faces that peer from behind battered fences are aged, whether or not the bodies that carry them are old. Russia, eight kilometres away, isn’t hiding. In the past…