Stephan Bisaha
Stories
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Business
Mercedes-Benz workers vote against unionizing Alabama plant, halting UAW's streak
Mercedes-Benz workers voted against union representation in Alabama, a defeat for the United Auto Workers.
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Business
Mercedes workers vote no to union, putting the brakes on UAW's march South
More than 5,000 Mercedes-Benz workers who build luxury SUVs in Alabama were eligible to vote on whether to join the UAW. Workers faced intense anti-union messaging from Mercedes in the run-up.
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Politics
UAW president Shawn Fain's swagger has helped unionize the deeply anti-union South
Auto workers are doing what long seemed impossible – unionizing in the South. The United Auto Workers chief Shawn Fain's connection with workers and willingness to fight have led to the resurgence.
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Business
How a stretch of Interstate 20 in the Deep South tells the story of American unions
Three high-profile labor disputes have unfolded in central Alabama over the past several years, with Amazon warehouse workers, coal miners and autoworkers all speaking out for change.
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What one group's experiments designing affordable housing in rural America show
Many rural communities lack affordable housing. One university in Alabama is trying to help with some experimental architecture.
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National
A drive through Alabama shows how pro-union sentiments are rising in the deep South
To understand labor in America, travel a short section of Interstate 20 through Alabama. Just off this highway, union hopes have been raised, crushed and dragged out for years.
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National
Tennessee Volkswagen workers defy decades of union failures by voted to join the UAW
Tennessee Volkswagen workers voted yes to join the UAW union. It was a historic moment could be the turning point for more unionization in the South.
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Business
Why this vote at a Tennessee Volkswagen plant is historic for the South
Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., are voting this week on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. Two previous attempts to unionize the plant failed. Ballots will be counted on Friday.
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Business
Seeking to defy history, the UAW is coming closer to unionizing in the South
Autoworkers at Volkswagen's plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., will vote in mid-April on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. Mercedes workers in Tuscaloosa County, Ala., will soon follow.
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Politics
UAW sets its sights on unionizing foreign auto plants in the South
After clinching deals with the Big 3 U.S. automakers, the UAW has a new target: to unionize plants that foreign automakers have set up in the South.