VW workers vote to unionise in major win for labour
It handed the UAW its first election win at a car factory in the American South in decades.
Two prior votes at the factory, including in 2019, had failed, after stiff political opposition.
But attitudes toward organised labour appear to be shifting.
The US has seen an increase in strikes and petitions to join unions since the pandemic, drawing in Hollywood actors, Starbucks baristas, tech contractors, healthcare workers, and even college basketball players.
Workers at the only VW factory the US, in Chattanooga, will now be represented by the union to negotiate collectively over issues such as pay and working conditions.
Analysts said the outcome could inspire employees at other factories in the region to take similar steps.
Another UAW election is scheduled for May at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama, and the union has begun a push at other factories, as well.
