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Historic Moment in the South: Chattanooga Autoworkers Vote to Strike for a Fair Contract

Chattanooga Central Labor Council pledges full support for Volkswagen workers in their fight for family-sustaining wages and benefits Chattanooga, TN — The workers have spoken. Just as they bravely voted in 2024 to form a union with the United Auto Workers (UAW), a majority of Volkswagen employees
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Historic Moment in the South: Chattanooga Autoworkers Vote to Strike for a Fair Contract

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Federal unions—and all unions—are under attack.

Federal unions—and all unions—are under attack.

In March, the Trump administration took its most blatantly anti-worker, anti-union action yet: an executive order stripping the right to organize from hundreds of thousands of federal workers at more than 30 agencies.  

Now representatives in Congress have introduced the bipartisan Protect America’s Workforce Act, which would overturn Trump’s executive order.

We are asking every single American who cares about the fundamental freedom of all workers to join a union to call their member of Congress right now.

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From left to right, State Senator Charlene Oliver, State Rep. Yusef Hakeem, USW 15120 Presidet and CALC recording secretary Carla Leslie, and CALC President Geoffrey Meldahl
CALC Leaders Share at Corporate Accountability Town Hall

CALC Leaders Share at Corporate Accountability Town Hall

Last night, October 8th, at local IBEW 175 Hall, TN4ALL, Jobs with Justice of East Tennessee, and the Chattanooga Area Central Labor Council hosted a town hall on corporate accountability. The town hall incuded a panel with State Senator Charlene Oliver, House Rep.

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