April 19th, 2024.
For many Tennesseans, this was just an ordinary Friday.
Working families throughout our state, however, likely remember this date for a different reason.
In fact, the historic accomplishment associated with it is a big reason why there’s even more for our movement to celebrate this Labor Day.
After two disappointing defeats over the past decade, workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) .
The results weren’t exactly a nail-biter: nearly 75% of the workers who cast ballots decided that they wanted to become union members.
On behalf of our affiliates and members, I’d like to once again congratulate the UAW on this statement-making victory.
Business leaders and politicians use scare tactics on workers
What was perhaps the most powerful part of this entire successful organizing campaign was the fact that it was conducted in the midst of a never-ending stream of scare tactics from pro-business politicians.