Unions are winning unprecedented victories in the most anti-labor region in the country. But much remains to be done.
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Posted inTAP
The Message of Mercedes
Today on TAP: The UAW’s defeat in Alabama highlights the challenges that unions still face until our labor laws again give workers their rights.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Why Elon Loves China and Hates Sweden
Capitalism and communism suppress workers; social democracy empowers them.
Posted inWorking in America
A Great Week for American Workers
Thanks to autoworkers, baristas, and some Biden administration agencies
Posted inWorking in America
The UAW’s Chattanooga Victory: Score One for the North in Our Endless Civil War
We still have two labor systems, and need mass unionization to end our immense inequality, which has its roots in the South.
Posted inWorking in America
After Ten-Year Battle, a Younger Generation Leads the Way at Volkswagen
The UAW has high hopes for success in organizing the non-union plant in Tennessee, as a first step to campaigns across the South.
Posted inWorking in America
American Workers Get Some Help From an Enlightened German Law
As the UAW seeks to unionize an Alabama Mercedes factory, a new German law requires the company not to go union-busting.
Posted inWorking in America
Autoworkers at Alabama’s Mercedes-Benz Plant File for a Union Election
The announcement is the second UAW election planned in the South this year.
Posted inWorking in America
How Everything Changed at Volkswagen in Chattanooga
This union drive by the UAW looks very different from two other attempts in 2014 and 2019.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
New Clean-Car Rule May Transform Unions in America
The Environmental Protection Agency rule makes it impossible for Volkswagen to shut down its EV-producing plant in Tennessee, which is being targeted by the UAW.
