Workers at an AutoZone location in White Plains, New York, voted to join UAW Local 259.
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Behind the BastardsOct 3, 2026
The NLRB tally shows a White Plains AutoZone store voted 6-4 on September 25, 2026 to join UAW Local 259, and independent reports from the AFL-CIO, Jacobin, The Chief and a UAW newsletter agree.
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… 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. Now, AutoZone execs are not thrilled about the development, and they actually wasted over 200,000 dollars trying to keep it from happening. …
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Supports. The NLRB election record for AutoZone, Inc. (Case 02-RC-392985) lists a tally issued September 25, 2026, 6 votes for UAW Local 259 and 4 against, at the White Plains, NY store with 11 eligible voters.[1]
Supports. The AFL-CIO and a WNY labor news update, both published September 29, 2026, report that AutoZone workers in White Plains voted to join UAW Local 259.[3][4]
Supports. Jacobin and The Chief describe the September 25 vote as a 6-4 win for UAW Local 259, making the White Plains store the first AutoZone to unionize.[2][5]
Supports. A UAW Region 9A newsletter dated October 2 confirms that workers voted last Friday to join Local 259 at the White Plains store.[6]
Context. Several sources report that the company fired organizer Nathan DuCongé after the vote, and that a second worker was later fired. This is a later development and does not affect whether the vote occurred.[2][5][6]
Sources
6 sources: 1 primary, 1 tier 2, 4 not rated
- 1Recent Election Results | National Labor Relations Boardnlrb.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 2AutoZone Workers Won a Union. Then the Company Fired Them.jacobin.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 3AutoZone Workers Vote to Join UAW, First for Nationwide ...aflcio.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4LABOR NEWS UPDATE: ‘In A First For A Nationwide Chain,’ AutoZone Workers In White Plains ‘Go Union,’ Vote To Join The United Auto Workerswnylabortoday.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Worker firing the latest chapter in AutoZone's relentless union-busting campaign - The Chiefthechiefleader.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 6UAW Region 9A Weekly Newsletter: October 2region9a.uaw.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
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