GALLATIN, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee said Monday that he thinks workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga made a mistake by voting to unionize under the United Auto Workers in a landslide election but acknowledged the choice was ultimately up to them. Ahead of the vote, Lee and five other Southern Republican governors spoke out publicly against the UAW’s drive to organize workers at factories largely in the South, arguing that if autoworkers were to vote for union representation, it would jeopardize jobs. Instead, the union wound up pulling 73% of the vote at a facility whose workers had narrowly rejected the union in 2019 and 2014. The Volkswagen plant vote was the first to follow a series of strikes last fall against Detroit’s automakers that resulted in lucrative new contracts. Workers at Mercedes factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, will vote on UAW representation in May. |
Trump loses bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits while he fights criminal charges in the 2020 election casePackers sign former Tennessee Titans offensive tackle Andre DillardThe Chicago Bears are poised to draft Caleb Williams with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draftThe LatestBills' Josh Allen credits receiver Stefon Diggs for being the caliber of QB he is todayMLB suspends Pirates Aroldis Chapman, fines him for 'inappropriate actions'Irina Shayk the sizzling supermodel rocks saucy tripleKansas GOP congressman Jake LaTurner is not running again, citing family reasonsWoman dies after riding on car's hood and falling off, police saySeager's RBI groundout and Taveras RBI single lead the Rangers over the Tigers 9