The UAW's Southern GambleThe UAW's Southern Gamble is the first in depth assessment of the United Auto Workers' efforts to organize foreign vehicle plants (Daimler Chrysler, Mercedes Benz, Nissan, and Volkswagen) in the American South since 1989, an era when union membership declined precipitously. Stephen J. Silvia chronicles transnational union cooperation between the UAW and its counterparts in Brazil, France, Germany, and Japan and documents the development of employer