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Victor Vaughn said there’s “a different dynamic” surrounding the effort to organize the Volkswagen Chattanooga plant than the last two elections, when aligning with the United Auto Workers was voted down.
“There’s a lot of employees who weren’t there who are there now,” the UAW supporter said in a phone interview prior to this week’s election, citing the assembly plant’s growth. “That’s what is spurring the momentum.”
In 2019, 1,609 workers voted with the result 51.8% against and 48.2% for the union. In 2014, 1,338 workers cast votes, with 53.2% against and 46.8% for UAW representation.
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