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The automaker and the UAW said that they plan to start bargaining a first contract following the union’s historic win.
The election victory at a plant in Chattanooga marks a new chapter for the United Auto Workers and organized labor in the South.
The United Auto Workers union has struggled for years to organize foreign-owned automakers in the South. Workers say this time feels different.
Around 4,000 workers at Volkswagen’s assembly plant in Chattanooga are set to start casting ballots in an election on Wednesday.
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The union is hoping to parlay its strike against the "Big Three" into a historic organizing success in the U.S. South.
BMW and Volkswagen have warned that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is causing shortages of some vital components, forcing them to reduce vehicle production in Europe.
The puppet, named Percy, has a circumference of nearly 40 feet (12 meters), and has 2,000 foam quills that it took a house-worth of paint to put stripes on.
The automaker said the stunt was meant to highlight its move toward electric vehicles.
The German car company eventually said it was “horrified” by the racist Instagram ad, which also featured the hand violently flicking the man.
Three current and former executives are accused of improperly influencing the car company’s share price,