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Postmortem on Bessemer Amazon Defeat

First, we must recognize that the overwhelming vote against the union in Bessemer marks a decisive defeat, not to be under estimated.  It.

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Perspectives: The UAW Defeat in Chattanooga

There have been a number of  historically-informed blogs posted since the UAW’s defeat in Chattanooga in mid-February, 2014. We invite you to consider.

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Doing the Employer’s Dirty Work?: Thinking about the History of Anti-Unionism from “Below” after the UAW’s Defeat in Chattanooga

Historians should think carefully as they ponder the meaning of the UAW defeat in Chattanooga. Some analysts write as though a full-fledged co-determination.

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So the UAW Lost, What Can Be Done? Some History Lessons.

In the aftermath of the UAW loss in the Volkswagen union election in Tennessee, declarations of “A Titanic Defeat” echo across the blogosphere..

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Volkswagen, Chattanooga and the Long History of Union Avoidance

A number of Tennessee’s politicians and business leaders are baffled and frustrated that autoworkers at Chattanooga’s sizable, $1 billon Volkswagen plant may force.

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