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A Union Vote at Volkswagen Is a Big Test for Organized Labor
If workers at a plant in Tennessee agree to unionize, it would reflect the growing power of groups like the U.A.W. at a crucial political moment.
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Here’s Something Southern Republican Governors Are Afraid Of
Last year, the United Auto Workers announced an ambitious plan to organize workers and unionize foreign-owned auto plants in the South. “One of our biggest goals coming out of this historic contract victory is to organize like we’ve never organized ...
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VW Workers in Tennessee Start Vote on U.A.W., Testing Union Ambitions
The United Automobile Workers hopes contract gains at the Big Three carmakers will provide momentum in a broad effort to organize nonunion plants.
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Mercedes-Benz Workers in Alabama Ask for Unionization Vote
The United Automobile Workers union is mounting its most ambitious effort to gain an industry foothold beyond Detroit’s Big Three.
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VW Workers Seek Union Vote at Tennessee Plant for Third Time
The United Automobile Workers union said that 70 percent of the 4,000 eligible Volkswagen workers at a Chattanooga factory had signed cards expressing support.
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Why Is Congress Probing a Union for Being Anti-Israel?
Like many progressive organizations, the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, a union that represents public defenders in the New York City area, has been convulsed by battles over Israel’s war in Gaza. A recent article in the right-leaning Free Press ...
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What Would Paying Student Athletes Look Like?
A college team’s vote to unionize adds pressure on the N.C.A.A. to abandon rules that forbid paying student athletes like employees.
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About 600 Workers Unionize at Microsoft-Owned Activision
The group will become the largest union at a video game company in the United States, while Microsoft pledged to stay neutral on the vote.
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Labor Unions End Starbucks Board Fight
The decision to pull a slate of board nominees comes after the company agreed to meet workers at the bargaining table.
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Starbucks and Union Agree to Work Out Framework for Contract Talks
In an initial move, the coffeehouse chain said Workers United members would get improved benefits that other employees received in 2022.
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