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How the UAW could still organize VW's Chattanooga plant

Filed under: Government/Legal, Plants/Manufacturing, Volkswagen, UAW/Unions The battle for the unionization of Volkswagen's Chattanooga factory is far from over. So say a number of labor experts who...

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UAW convention reignites talk of organizing VW Chattanooga plant

Filed under: Government/Legal, Plants/Manufacturing, Volkswagen, UAW/Unions Well that didn't last long. It appears that the struggle by the United Auto Workers to unionize the Volkswagen factory in...

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UAW approves first dues increase since 1967

Filed under: UAW/Unions For the first time in over 40 years, members of the UAW will be paying higher union dues. The passing of the controversial measure will see employees pay the equivalent of an...

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Lego Mini Cooper coming in August [w/video]

Filed under: Classics, Videos, Hatchback, Mini, UAW/Unions, Toys/Games Lego isn't just for kids anymore. A while back, the company cleverly realized that adults liked its connecting blocks as much as...

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Dennis Williams elected UAW president

Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, UAW/Unions Back in 2010, on the day that Bob King was elected president of the United Auto Workers, replacing Ron Gettelfinger, Dennis Williams was elected...

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New UAW boss Williams talks tough, vows 'no more concessions'

Filed under: Chrysler, Ford, GM, UAW/Unions Dennis Williams, the newly elected president of the UAW, had some tough words for American automakers in his inauguration speech at the 2014 UAW Convention,...

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UAW forming local union for VW Chattanooga workers

Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Volkswagen, UAW/Unions While the UAW was defeated in a February election at Volkswagen's Chattanooga factory, it wasn't enough to deter the union from future attempts...

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GM Korea employees approve strike

Filed under: GM, UAW/Unions, South Korea Think the UAW is the only labor union that's angling to give General Motors headaches in the near term? Guess again. GM employees in South Korea's highly...

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Unifor may establish local union for Toyota's Canadian plants

Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Toyota, UAW/Unions, Canada Union tactics apparently translate across borders, as Canada's Unifor may take inspiration from the United Auto Workers' recent move at the...

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NLRB says Mercedes violated Alabama worker rights

Filed under: Sedan, SUV, Government/Legal, Mercedes-Benz, UAW/Unions, Luxury Mercedes-Benz has run afoul of the National Labor Relations Board after an administrative judge ruled that the company...

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UAW claims it's nearing majority at VW's Tennessee plant

Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Volkswagen, UAW/Unions After a rollercoaster push by the United Auto Workers to unionize the workforce at Volkswagen's plant in Chattanooga, TN ended in defeat in...

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Ford worker files for UAW dues refund, stirs right-to-work debate

Filed under: Government/Legal, Ford, UAW/Unions Let's start with some history: Ford's Dearborn truck plant, part of the company's massive River Rouge complex, was the center of a strike in 1941 that...

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Anti-UAW VW workers move to form own union

Filed under: Volkswagen, UAW/Unions The struggle over unionization at the Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, TN, continues to get more complicated. There's now a second union fighting to organize at...

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UAW publishes 'Scab Report' in TN, worker retribution feared

Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, GM, UAW/Unions A Tennessee UAW local has released a list singling out "scab" workers, raising concerns that union employees would seek retribution against non-union...

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VW Chattanooga plant very close to UAW representation

Filed under: Government/Legal, Plants/Manufacturing, Volkswagen, UAW/Unions After months of fighting from both sides, it looks like the Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, TN, might unionize under the...

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Toledo Jeep workers pushing city to buy land to secure Wrangler future

Filed under: SUV, Plants/Manufacturing, Jeep, UAW/Unions, Off-Road Based on what we've seen so far, were Chrysler to move Jeep Wrangler production out of Toledo, the effect would be devastating to the...

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Mercedes Alabama ops ordered to allow workers to discuss unionization

Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Mercedes-Benz, UAW/Unions A decision last week by the National Labor Relations Board has bolstered the efforts of the United Auto Workers at Mercedes-Benz's...

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GM lays off 450 at Lansing Grand River Assembly

Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Plants/Manufacturing, Cadillac, GM, UAW/Unions General Motors will lay off 450 employees at its Lansing Grand River factory, The Detroit News reports, which is 100...

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Volkswagen officially grants access to UAW in Tennessee

Filed under: Sedan, Plants/Manufacturing, Volkswagen, UAW/Unions An audit at the Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, TN has revealed that at least 45 percent of the facility's workers support...

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Here's what the UAW will be angling for in next year's contract negotiations

Filed under: Earnings/Financials, UAW/Unions The United Auto Workers union is about to enter a new round of negotiations with the Detroit Three automakers, and this time, the focus is on the end of the...

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