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Apr 18 2024
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Alabama Mercedes workers to vote on union representation
Thousand of Alabama Mercedes-Benz workers will vote in May to determine if they want United Auto Workers (UAW) union representation. The election is set for May 13-17 and will be held in person in Vance, Ala. The National Labor Relations Board, which will administer the vote, will count the ballots on May 17. The vote comes as around 4,300 workers at the Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tenn
The HillFeb 12 2024
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Wisconsin election clerks advised to accept absentee ballots missing parts of witness addresses
MADISON – Ahead of the 2024 election cycle, Wisconsin election clerks have been advised to accept absentee ballots even when they are missing parts of witnesses' addresses as long as the clerks can discern how to reach the witness. The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted 5-1 last week to comply with a recent court ruling ordering election officials to accept absentee ballots with missing
Milwaukee Journal SentinelApr 06 2024
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Maine a Step Closer to Tying Electoral Votes to National Popular Vote
Maine could become the 17th member of an interstate coalition whose electors back whoever wins the national popular vote. Maine’s legislature has approved a bill that would award its four electoral college votes for U.S. president to whoever wins the majority of the national votes. The Democrat-backed bill was narrowly pushed through the Maine House on Tuesday by a 73–72 margin over the fierce
The Epoch TimesApr 19 2024
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VW Workers in Tennessee Vote for Union, a Labor Milestone
In a landmark victory for organized labor, workers at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee have voted overwhelmingly to join the United Automobile Workers union, becoming the first nonunion auto plant in a Southern state to do so. In a statement late Friday, the company said that the union had won 2,628 votes, with 985 opposed, in a three-day election. Two earlier bids by the U.A.W. to organize the
New York Times (News)Apr 19 2024
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UAW: Tennessee workers at VW plant vote yes
Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga overwhelming voted to join the United Auto Workers, giving the union a key victory in the historically anti-union South. By 10:09 p.m. ET more than half the 4,300 eligible workers had voted to join the union, according to the UAW posted count. The final results have yet to posted by the National Labor Review Board, but throughout the night the union had been
The TennesseanOct 26 2023
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Important absentee deadlines for Mississippi’s General Election
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – As absentee ballots have been available for nearly one month in Mississippi, the window for voting early soon closes as the general election approaches. As of Monday, October 23, the Statewide Election Management System (SEMS) reported a total of 23,321 absentee ballots requested, 22,697 absentee ballots sent, and 15,858 absentee ballots received. • October 28 – Circuit
WJTV 12Apr 19 2024
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This metro county is counting on another ‘powerful’ vote for Biden
Just over four years ago, attention nationwide was fixed on Clayton as officials tabulated the results of the 2020 presidential election. About 12,000 votes separated then-President Donald Trump from clinching the lead in Georgia against challenger Joe Biden. As election workers recounted votes and announced victory for Biden, local leaders and voting rights advocates credited Clayton voters,
Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionApr 16 2024
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Tennessee VW workers voting on unionization this week
Employees at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant will vote on whether to unionize this week in the first test of the United Auto Workers’ new organization drive. The more than 4,000 workers at the Chattanooga plant will begin voting Wednesday and continue until 8 p.m. Friday. The pro-union push needs a simple majority to succeed. The countdown to a vote began last month, when the UAW
Washington TimesApr 18 2024
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Volkswagen Chattanooga workers consider voting in UAW this week
Volkswagen Chattanooga workers consider voting in UAW this week From left, Volkswagen Chattanooga assembly team member Isaac Meadows, 40, talks with body shop team member Angel Gomez, 40, at a community gathering in support of the UAW effort, at IBEW Local 175 in Chattanooga, TN, April 14, 2024. The Detroit News/Robin Buckson Robin Buckson, The Detroit News Signage in favor of the UAW is
Detroit NewsApr 15 2024
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Maine joins interstate popular vote compact
• Maine is joining an interstate compact to delegate its presidential electors to the winner of the national popular vote. • 16 states and Washington, D.C. have already joined the proposed pact. • "The person who wins the most votes should become the president," Democratic Gov. Janet Mills said. "To do otherwise seemingly runs counter to the democratic foundations of our country." Maine will
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