Subscribe to Newsletter to get latest insights & analysis in your inbox. "They've secured a life-changing first agreement," said UAW President Shawn Fain in a statement. "This comprehensive agreement will provide meaningful changes for our workforce, including increased ‌wages, reduced health ‍care costs, and more paid time off," Volkswagen ‍said. ‍The UAW narrowly lost votes at the same plant in 2014 and 2019.Fain has aimed to unionize ‍auto plants ⁠across the ⁠nation from automakers including Toyota and Tesla. Workers at the Volkswagen plant had signaled they wanted similar gains in their talks with the company.

Source: Economic Times February 06, 2026 06:32 UTC