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TexasTowelie

(128,150 posts)
Fri Apr 19, 2024, 11:13 PM Apr 2024

Tennessee workers at VW plant vote to unionize with UAW

Source: Nashville Tennessean

Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga overwhelming voted to join the United Auto Workers late Friday, giving the union a decisive foothold in the historically anti-union South.

By 10:09 p.m. ET, more than half the 4,300 eligible workers had voted to join the union, according to UAW's posted count. The official results have yet to be tallied by the National Labor Review Board but the union held a strong majority of more than 70% throughout the night.

As the votes were counted Friday night, first a trickle — and later, a wave — of bold, red T-shirts with white lettering peppered the union hall Friday evening at I.B.E.W. Local 175.

Joseph McMullen walked into the hall around 9 p.m. expecting many of his Volkswagen peers to have voted to establish a union. But he wasn't prepared for the overwhelming pro-union support displayed on a projection screen.

Read more: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2024/04/19/tennessee-workers-vote-to-join-uaw-union/73382830007/

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Tennessee workers at VW plant vote to unionize with UAW (Original Post) TexasTowelie Apr 2024 OP
Woohoo! Drum Apr 2024 #1
This Is Yuge!!!! wolfie001 Apr 2024 #2
This is their first time winning! Many elections were lost here in the past. peacebuzzard Apr 2024 #3
Great news ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2024 #4
Potential for positive nationwide implications.. Imallin4Joe Apr 2024 #5
Excellent! niyad Apr 2024 #6
Yeah, baby! This is great news! n/t PatrickforB Apr 2024 #7
Wish my 100% union brother had lived to see this. There'd be cheering and fist pumps. Hermit-The-Prog Apr 2024 #8
It sure does my old bones some good to read this news.. mountain grammy Apr 2024 #9

peacebuzzard

(5,896 posts)
3. This is their first time winning! Many elections were lost here in the past.
Fri Apr 19, 2024, 11:27 PM
Apr 2024

I may stand corrected as far as the type of auto plant but in this area, previous auto workers have shot down the unions multiple times.
This is great news!!!! A first for this red part of the state! Hooray!!!!
This could be the start of something..... Unbelievable. Hooray y'all!

Imallin4Joe

(892 posts)
5. Potential for positive nationwide implications..
Fri Apr 19, 2024, 11:44 PM
Apr 2024

Union Yes!!!

This is why every southern Rethug Governor spoke out against unions. To the GOP, FUCK YOU ALL.

Like George Carlin once said, up your ass with a broomstick.

Union Yes!!

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