LANSING, MICHIGAN – SEPTEMBER 29: United Auto Workers members strike the General Motors Lansing Delta Assembly Plant on September 29, 2023 in Lansing, Michigan. Today the UAW expanded their strike against General Motors and Ford, claiming there has not been substantial progress toward a fair contract agreement. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
The United Auto Workers’ gains in Tennessee were praised by U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, a Democrat from Birmingham, who has championed the union after it voted to organize at the plant in 2024.
The UAW was coming off of wins in 2023, gaining new contracts with the Detroit Three automakers — Ford, General Motors and Stellantis. The next year, the union set its sights on foreign automakers, and the UAW voted to unionize at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tenn…