United Auto Workers

The “forefathers” of the Nissan union efforts in Canton, Mississippi, stand together after an interview at Mississippi Public Broadcasting on July 26, 2024. From left to right, Rahmeel Nash, Ernest Whitfield, Morris Mock and Travis Parks.

Economy

Nissan workers in Mississippi consider another union campaign: VW 'proved it can be done'

Stephan Bisaha

Pro-union workers at the Canton, Mississippi, plant say Volkswagen proved the UAW can win in the South, but other factors are in play — like the 2024 election.

Anti-union signs stand at the entrances to the Hyundai plant in Montgomery, Alabama. July 11, 2024.

Economy

The UAW’s union dreams seemed unstoppable. Then came the realities of the South

Stephan Bisaha

After a historic victory in Tennessee, the United Auto Workers southern campaign is still recovering from a big rejection in Alabama. How will it recover?

Workers at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance, Alabama, assemble an electric vehicle on Aug. 25, 2022.

Economy

The UAW wants to recruit Southern auto workers. Here’s why that failed in the past

Stephan Bisaha

Amid a new push in a region that’s historically unwelcoming to unionization, author Stephen Silvia details what the UAW could learn from its past efforts.