Unionization at Volkswagen's Chattanoooga plant shows a "just transition" could be possible, even in the anti-union South. That's great news for climate politics.
The UAW's success in Tennessee punctured the belief that unions can't win in the South and set the stage for efforts at EV factories and battery plants.
“With UAW’s win at Volkswagen, another gateway to the South has been opened. No longer will the wage-and-benefit standards of the million-strong auto workforce in the U.S. be set by the non-union portion of the industry."
New York (CNN) Renee Berry has been working at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee since 2010, shortly after it opened, long enough to see<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/volkswagen-workers-are-voting-on-whether-to-join-the-uaw-the-results-could-be-felt-nationwide/">Read More</a>
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 vote against joining the United Auto Workers union. She thinks the third vote taking place this week will be different.