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Volkswagen Vote Loss Signals Difficulty Ahead for Union Organizers (Fox Business)

Volkswagen employees' rejection of the United Auto Workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., signals that it will be difficult for unions to enter private-sector workplaces, particularly in the South, where organized labor has been making a concerted effort to grow over the long term.

The workers' decision announced late on Friday to reject UAW membership at the three-year-old plant was a broad blow, as labor's largest federation -- the AFL-CIO -- tries to reinvigorate a movement beset by long-term membership losses and eroding political clout. The vote went 712 to 626 against the union.