Workers at Volkswagen Tennessee plant vote to join UAW union

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee: In a historic for the United Auto Workers (UAW) union as it aims to spread its umbrella beyond its Detroit base into the U.S. South and West, workers at Volkswagen's (VW) Tennessee plant have voted to unionize.

The final tally on April 19 was 2,628 to 985, or 73 percent, voting to join the UAW, with most workers participating in the ballot.

VW's Chattanooga factory is the first aut