By Stephan Bisaha Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted to ratify their first union contract Thursday, securing pay bumps, job protections and a rare win for the United Auto Workers union in the South. It’s been a long road to this contract. Workers initially voted twice against joining the union before casting ballots in favor in 2024, making this VW plant one of the few to unionize in the South, and the rare one that’s not a member of the “Big 3” auto companies: Ford, General Motors and Stellantis. That was nearly two years ago and negotiations have dragged on
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