Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will vote this week on whether to join the United Auto Workers, and President Biden is trying to help.
UAW would be loser for Volkswagen employeesFILE - A “We stand with the UAW” sign appears outside of the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Dec. 18, 2023. Workers at at the Tennessee factory are scheduled to finish voting Friday, April 19, 2024, on whether they … Last month, Mr. Biden said, “I congratulate the Volkswagen autoworkers in Chattanooga who filed for a union election with the UAW.
UAW membership fell from 1.5 million in 1979 to 370,000 in 2023. Hence, the UAW needs new members to pay dues to fund union bosses’ salaries and pensions for retired union members in Detroit. VW workers shouldn’t have to pay for union bosses’ perks or legacy pensions, and unionizing the plant contradicts workers’ interests.
One sign that the UAW does not stand up for members’ interests is the renegotiation of the UAW contract in 2023. It was an opportunity for the UAW to make Detroit carmakers reverse their commitment to go all-electric by 2035, preserving autoworkers’ jobs and continuing to make gasoline-powered cars popular with families.
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