People celebrate at a United Auto Workers vote watch party on April 19 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, after the UAW received enough votes to form a union. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE - APRIL 19: People celebrate after the United Auto Workers (UAW) received enough votes to form a union at a UAW vote watch party on April 19, 2024 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Since Wednesday workers have been voting on whether to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
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The vote by Volkswagen workers in Tennessee to become United Auto Workers members hands the union its first win in a campaign to unionize factories outside of the Detroit Three automakers — Ford Motor Co., Stellantis and General Motors. In the final tally, 73% of votes cast in the election run by the National Labor...