Workers

 Axios - Union supporters have renewed hopes of organizing in the South after the United Auto Workers scored a breakthrough victory late last night...The South has historically been a no-go zone for unions at major private companies due to political, legal, cultural and business opposition.  VW workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., voted 73% against 27% to become the only non-Detroit Three automotive assembly plant in the U.S. to be unionized. The victory came after the UAW's two previous attempts to organize the VW factory in 2014 and 2019 failed by a narrow margin. But public support for unions just hit a near-six-decade high. The UAW is riding high after winning record contracts from GM, Ford and Stellantis. The next milestone is the Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa County, Ala., where the UAW has secured a vote May 13-17. MORE