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Volkswagen workers in Tennessee vote on joining United Autoworkers Union

NPR

Published April 17, 2024 at 9:06 AM EDT

Workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, are casting their ballots Wednesday over whether they want to join the United Autoworkers Union.

We speak with Michael Martinez, a reporter covering Ford and the UAW for Automotive News.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2024 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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