UAW expands into second EV battery plant with vote in Tennessee

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The United Auto Workers union is breaking further ground in the South after workers at a Tennessee electric vehicle battery plant voted to join the labor union. 

The Spring Hill plant produces the Ultium battery found in GM’s SUVs and the new electric Acura. It is the second plant in the nation to manufacture the batteries, and it is the second Ultium plant to join a union.

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