Workers at Volkswagen’s factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will vote next month on whether they want to be represented by the United Auto Workers union.
A “We stand with the UAW” sign is placed outside of the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Dec. 18, 2023. Volkswagen’s factory in Chattanooga is likely to be the first test of the United Auto Workers’ effort to organize nonunion automobile plants across the nation. The union said workers at the factory filed paperwork Monday, March 18, 2024 with the National Labor Relations Board seeking a union representation election.
Workers at the 3.8 million square foot factory with more than 4,000 production workers filed paperwork March 18 seeking the election.The UAW announced its organizing campaign last fall after it won strong contracts with Detroit automakers. The UAW said it would simultaneously target more than a dozen nonunion auto plants including those run by Tesla, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, Kia, Toyota, Honda, and others.
The UAW said a supermajority of the VW plant’s production workers had signed cards supporting union representation, but it would not provide a number. A union can seek an election run by the NLRB once a majority of workers support it.California work safety board approves indoor heat rules, but another state agency raises objectionsVolkswagen has said it respects the workers’ right “to a democratic process and to determine who should represent their interests.
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