Eleven workers at an AutoZone location in White Plains, New York, won their union election.
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Behind the BastardsOct 3, 2026
Workers at the AutoZone store in White Plains, NY, won a union election on September 25, 2026, joining UAW Local 259. The NLRB tally shows 11 eligible voters with a 6-4 vote for the union, so the claim holds when read as the 11-person bargaining unit winning, though not as all eleven voting yes.
What was said
… Much to consider. And speaking of transportation and union busting, for our last story of the episode, it's time to get into the zone: AutoZone, where workers at a location in White Plains, New York, just won their union. Hell yeah! Eleven workers at the small but mighty shop will join UAW Local 259, making them the first store at the country's largest auto parts retailer to successfully organize. …
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Supports. The NLRB election record for AutoZone in White Plains (Case 02-RC-392985) shows a tally issued September 25, 2026, 11 eligible voters, 6 votes for UAW Local 259, and 4 against.[1]
Supports. Independent reporting and the UAW Region 9A newsletter both report that the White Plains AutoZone workers voted to unionize with UAW Local 259 in the vote held the Friday before, making it the company's first unionized store.[2][3][4]
Context. The eleven figure is the size of the eligible unit, not the number of yes votes; the union won 6 to 4 with 10 ballots counted, so a reader taking the claim to mean all eleven voted yes would be wrong.[1][5][6]
Sources
6 sources: 1 primary, 5 not rated
- 1Recent Election Results | National Labor Relations Boardnlrb.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 2AutoZone workers won a union. Then the company fired ...therealnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Worker firing the latest chapter in AutoZone's relentless union-busting campaign - The Chiefthechiefleader.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4UAW Region 9A Weekly Newsletter: October 2region9a.uaw.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5White Plains Workers Win: AutoZone's First Union Votethevoiceofhuman.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6AutoZone Workers Are Trying to Form the Company’s First-Ever ...labornotes.org · not rated · cited for: context
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