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QOTD: Should Southern Auto Plants Unionize?

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Matt went long on the UAW's drive to unionize auto plants located in the American South. I don't need to recap pro- and anti-union arguments -- you know them by now. What I am curious about is this: Do you think unionization of these plants would be a good thing, or a bad thing? The banhammer is poised and ready.

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UAW Strike News Roundup

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With the United Auto Workers (UAW) still striking, there have been some minor updates. The union has issued a counter offer and GM doesn't seem wholly enamored with the proposal. However, the automaker previously stated that the union had not yet presented any counter-offers to its earlier proposals.

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Union Vote Scheduled for Mid-April at VW's Chattanooga Factory

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United Auto Workers union president Shawn Fain has not been shy about his desire to organize non-union auto factories in the United States, and a new report suggests he’s making headway. Though previous union votes failed, the UAW has momentum on its side. The last vote only saw 48.2 percent support.

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VW Chattanooga plant, where ID.4 is made, votes to unionize in historic move

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It's the first union auto plant in the South, first from a foreign automaker, and first newly-unionized automaker in over 50 years.

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QOTD: Will the Union's Volkswagen Victory Pave Way for More?

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Workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted to unionize on Friday. According to Reuters , next up for the UAW is a mid-May vote to unionize at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama. It might be a tougher fight for the union, since, as Reuters points out, Mercedes-Benz is being more anti-union than Volkswagen was.

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Majority of workers at Mercedes-Benz plant sign up for UAW

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have signed up for the United Automotive Workers (UAW), as the union continues its drive across a number of non-unionized automakers with operations in the country. Most workers have signed up for the union at the company’s Mercedes-Benz U.S. You can watch the UAW’s full video announcing the news below.

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Toyota’s labor union demanding largest annual bonus yet for workers

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Labor efforts have been robust across the global automotive industry in the past several months, and recent reports show that Japanese auto giant Toyota is facing demands from its union for the largest annual bonus yet for workers. billion) for the same period, with the trade union also expected to demand high monthly pay hikes.

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