Can the UAW win a second time?

UAW celebration in Chattanooga — Union supporters celebrate as the vote comes in in favor of hourly workers joining the UAW at Volkswagen’s assembly plant in Chattanooga. Now workers in Alabama will try. (REUTERS)

April 28, 2024 04:00 AM

The UAW hopes momentum from a historic breakthrough at Volkswagen will carry over to its next election at a Mercedes-Benz plant that could prove more challenging to organize.

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