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- The United Auto Workers union won a critical vote at a plant in Tenessee.
- After a massive strike last year, the union set out to organize more factories that aren't represented, including Tesla.
- The union's white whale is Tesla, workers of which have never been represented by a union.
Volkswagen workers in Tennessee voted Friday to join the United Auto Workers union in a huge victory for the once-embattled union as it works toward another run at organizing Tesla.