Reassembling the UAW (Paperback)

Paperback. When Volkswagens Chattanooga Assembly Plant opened in 2012, the United Auto Workers were excited by the golden opportunity to organize in the anti-union South, where their efforts had been routinely thwarted. However, it took ten years and several attempts before the UAW was successful in unionizing the plant. Reassembling the UAW explains why. Abe Walker chronicles the organizing campaign from its origin in 2014 to the unions breakthrough victory in 2024, illustrating what went wrongand what went rightalong the way. Walker provides a systematic analysis of the strategic challenges and tactical shifts, showing the patterns that persisted across three election cycles while highlighting their differences, from global-level alliances to local labor issues.Reassembling the UAW also demonstrates how rebel rank-and-file workers ousted the old-guard leadership and transformed the UAW into a militant union to achieve results. Ultimately, Walker offers valuable lessons for organizational strategy, the power of collective action, and the future of the labor movement. "This book describes the organizational changes that enabled the UAW's unionization efforts at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to overcome defeat in 2014 and 2019 and succeed in 2024. It analyzes the decentralization of organizational leadership that built increased trust, learning, and innovation among workers"-- Provided by publisher. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…