Volkswagen workers in Tennessee vote overwhelmingly for unionisation
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Volkswagen employees in Tennessee onFriday (April 19) voted decisively to unionise, marking a historic day for organised labour in the American South.The voting results, announced by the corporation on Friday, show an overwhelming 73 per cent support for union representation by the United Auto Workers (UAW) at the Chattanooga plant, which has been open for 13 years. Over three days, more than 3,600 of the 4,326 workers who were entitled to vote cast their votes.
"Volkswagen workers just made history!" said a UAW post on X accompanied by a celebratory video applauding the employeesfor their decision.
This victory adds to the string of successes for UAW President Shawn Fain, who took office in March 2023. Fain's leadership was instrumental in securing significant salary increases for members following the "Stand Up Strike" at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis last fall.
“Many of the talking heads and the pundits havesaid to me repeatedly, before we announced, that you can’t win in the South. But you all said, watch this.You all moved the mountain,” Fain told the crowdaccordingto media reports.
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In November 2023, President Fain announced an ambitious campaign aimed at unionizing 13 companies, encompassing nearly 150,000 workers,with a focuson southern states like Tennessee. Chattanooga became the first plant to undergo an election under this initiative.
"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," Biden said in a statement after the victory was announced.
Following the Chattanooga vote, attention now turns to the upcoming election at a Mercedes-Benz factory in Vance, Alabama. Scheduled to take place from May 13-17, this vote will be closely watched as another potential milestone for organised labour in the region, as announced by the National Labor Relations Board earlier this week.
