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February 13, 2014

UAW - VW Vote in Chattanooga - Can Impact Country's Labor Relations; Past Southern Organizing Efforts

Harold Meyerson; Lane Windham

If workers vote to join a union at Volkswagen's Tennessee plant this week, they'll be changing America's labor relations for the better - Harold Meyerson. (Voting started yesterday, Feb. 12, and continues through tomorrow, Feb. 15) Lane Windham looks at past labor and UAW organizing efforts in the south.

February 13, 2014

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February 12, 2014

Union Drive Doesn’t Bother Management, But G.O.P. Fumes

Steven Greenhouse The New York Times

Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee are currently voting on union representation. While the company has remained neutral but national right-wing organizations and Republicans have been very vocal in calling for a no vote. A victory for the workers and the UAW would have major implications for union organizing in the South.

February 12, 2014

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February 11, 2014

Will Chattanooga workers vote in UAW?

Harley Shaiken SFGate.com

A union victory would be the beginning of an ambitious attempt by Volkswagen and the UAW to build a new model for the United States to compete globally. The election itself concludes one of the most innovative and important union-organizing drives in decades.

February 11, 2014

Tenn. Lawmakers Threaten to Block Subsidies If VW Plant Unionizes

Mike Elk Working in These Times

While Volkswagen has vowed not to interfere, however, outside forces have picked up the anti-union playbook and are telling workers that choosing union representation could endanger their jobs.

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February 5, 2014

VW Workers In Tennessee To Vote On Union

Steven Greenhouse The New York Times

1600 Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee to vote on unionization February 12 through 14. It appears that both Volkswagen and the UAW are supporting unionization. This is bringing howls of outrage from right-wing southern politicians. A yes vote would have be seen as a tremendous victory for all those trying to organize in the south.

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January 29, 2014

Outsiders, Not Auto Plant, Battle U.A.W. in Tennessee

Steven Greenhouse The New York Times

Anti-labor forces in Tennessee and elsewhere are leading a fight against both Volkswagen and the UAW to prevent unionization. These right-wing forces see a successful unionization drive as opening the door to the UAW in other southern states.

November 16, 2013

Volkswagen Isn't Fighting Unionization - But Leaked Docs Show Right-Wing Groups Are

Mike Elk In These Times

Who's funding the funder?

November 14, 2013

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