Apr 22, 2024

A landmark moment for the labor movement

People celebrate at a United Auto Workers vote watch party on in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on April 19. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images

The United Auto Workers union saw a landslide victory at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. What comes next?

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A win after years of failed organizing efforts

by Nova Safo

For the first time, autoworkers at a foreign-owned plant in a Southern state have voted to unionize. It was a landslide victory for the United Auto Workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Salvadoran janitors fight for better wages, supporting families here and abroad

by Elizabeth Trovall

Apr 22, 2024

Immigrants from El Salvador clustered in major cities often work demanding, low-paying jobs that are hard to fill — like janitors.

Nuria Gomez de Gonzalez from El Salvador marches in downtown Houston for better wages and hours for local janitors like her.

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