Black and Latina women helped propel gains for unions in 2023, finds a new study

Union members listen as President Joe Biden speaks to United Auto Workers at the Community Building Complex of Boone County, on Nov. 9, in Belvidere, Ill. (Paul Beaty/AP)

For over a decade, fears and hesitation trumped support to form a union at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. But the tide may be starting to shift, thanks to major labor victories in Hollywood and the auto industry in 2023.

"Momentum this time is way better than the first two times we've tried to unionize," said Yolanda Peoples, who works in assembly at the Volkswagen plant.