"Volkswagen Workers in Tennessee Seek Union Election with UAW"

Workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee have filed a petition to join the United Auto Workers (UAW), marking the first union election filing since the UAW's campaign to organize non-unionized auto plants in the US. The move comes after a supermajority of workers at the plant signed union authorization cards. The UAW has also announced organizing milestones at other auto plants and plans to devote $40 million toward organizing auto and battery workers over the next two years. The union has filed unfair labor practice charges against Volkswagen amidst the organizing campaign, and workers cite the need for a real voice and more time with their families as key reasons for unionization.