The joint statement was signed by governors in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
Republican governors of six states on Tuesday condemned the United Auto Workers' push to organize automotive factories in the South, warning the union's efforts could lead to layoffs.
Striking United Auto Workers members from the General Motors Lansing Delta Plant picket in Delta Township, Michigan, on Sept. 29, 2023.– signed by governors in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas – comes a day before Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, begin voting on whether to join the UAW.
"We have worked tirelessly on behalf of our constituents to bring good-paying jobs to our states. These jobs have become part of the fabric of the automotive manufacturing industry. Unionization would certainly put our states' jobs in jeopardy – in fact, in this year already, all of the UAW automakers have announced layoffs," read the statement.
Automakers have been cutting costs in part to invest billions in all-electric vehicles as well as prepare for slowing market conditions and fears of an economic downturn.– a product of a January 2021 merger between Fiat Chrysler and PSA Groupe – has led the cuts, but many have been of supplemental, or temporary, workers that do not have the same pay or benefits as traditional assembly plant workers under the deals.
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