UAW Secures Union Recognition at GM-LG Battery Plant in Tennessee
Union gains foothold in the South as 1,000 workers at Ultium Cells facility join UAW, securing significant wage increases.
- Majority of workers at the Spring Hill plant signed cards to join the UAW.
- Starting pay will rise from $20 to $27.72 per hour, reaching $30.88 over three years.
- The Tennessee facility is the second GM joint venture battery plant to unionize.
- Previous unionization efforts succeeded at an Ohio Ultium plant and a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga.
- UAW President Shawn Fain is leading a $40 million campaign to organize more auto plants across the South.
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