Last year, the United Auto Workers announced an ambitious plan to organize workers and unionize foreign-owned auto plants in the South.
“When we return to the bargaining table in 2028, it won’t just be with the Big Three.
is targeting 13 automakers — including Toyota, Hyundai, Honda, Nissan, Volvo and Tesla — employing around 150,000 workers in 36 nonunion plants across the South.
The mere potential for union success was so threatening that the day before the vote began, several of the Southern Republican governors announced their opposition to the U.A.W.
“We the governors of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas are highly concerned about the unionization campaign driven by misinformation and scare tactics that the U.A.W.
Persons:
” Shawn Fain, ” Fain, it’s, “, ”
Organizations:
United Auto Workers, Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Toyota, Hyundai, Honda, Nissan, Volvo, Tesla, Volkswagen, Southern Republican
Locations:
Chattanooga , Tenn, Alabama, Georgia , Mississippi, South Carolina , Tennessee, Texas