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VW Tennessee workers vote in favor of joining UAW

20 April

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Volkswagen AG's workers in Tennessee voted to join the United Auto Workers (UAW), "in a historic victory" for the latter.

"Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga are the first Southern autoworkers outside of the Big Three to win their union," UAW said in a press release. According to official results, out of 3,620 workers who took part in the voting, 73% expressed their will to join the UAW.

The carmaker itself also confirmed the news.

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