A union vote at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee is poised to wrap up Friday evening, and is regarded as a potentially seminal moment given the anti-labor politics of most southern states. President Barack Obama, for his part, has suggested GOP pols are forgetting where their loyalty ought to lie.
Background:
Obama weighs in on contentious union vote at Volkswagen plant [Reuters]
Future of unions in South [Washington Post Wonkblog]