UAW and Southern auto jobs: Why it matters, even if you don’t own a car

The next test will be a UAW election scheduled for the week of May 13 at a Mercedes-Benz factory in Alabama, a state that has attracted so much auto investment it has earned the nickname “the ... Read More

The UAW wants to recruit Southern auto workers. Here’s why that ...

Amid a new push in a region that’s historically unwelcoming to unionization, author Stephen Silvia details what the UAW could learn from its past efforts. Read More

Auto jobs are booming in the union-hostile South - CNN

The UAW, with its stronghold in the union-friendly Midwest and northern states, has struggled to unionize autoworkers in the South, decades after the foreign auto plants went up in the region. Read More

UAW strike can help non-union auto workers in the South : NPR

If the UAW strike leads to a win for the union, southern auto workers believe that will lead to a pay up at plants like Nissan and Mercedes. Read More

UAW commits $40 million to unionizing Southern car, battery plants

The executive board of the United Auto Workers (UAW) is pumping $40 million over the next two years to fund its organizing push among non-union auto and electric battery workers, concentrating ... Read More

Are better jobs possible? UAW strike against Ford is key moment for ...

UAW President Shawn Fain has united the membership behind a 97% strike authorization. Will a strike against the Big Three make better jobs possible? Read More

UAW and Southern auto jobs: Why it matters, even if you don’t own a car

PERSPECTIVES: Automakers rely on non-union plants in the South to drive down wages across the country. A UAW victory in Tennessee and an upcoming vote in Alabama could change that. Read More