Attorneys for the United Auto Workers are trying to make U.S. Senator Bob Corker and Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam testify later this month. The National Labor Relations Board is investigating whether there was a coordinated effort to prevent unionization at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant.
UAW Wants To Delay VW Hearings After New Documents Come To Light
The United Auto Workers wants to delay hearings into whether Republican politicians swayed a union vote at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant. New documents show the state had $300 million in government incentives riding on what happened there.
Volkswagen Replaces Chattanooga Chief Weeks After Failed Union Vote
Volkswagen is replacing the head of its plant in Chattanooga. The move comes six weeks after a failed union vote. Frank Fischer is moving back to Germany, according to an announcement from the company.
Anti-Union VW Workers Go To Court To Keep Company ‘Neutral’ Next Time
Three workers at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant have sued the automaker in federal court. They accuse the company of aiding the United Auto Workers in a failed unionization effort, and they hope to keep the company from doing it again.
Why Did Anti-Tax Grover Norquist Take Such An Interest In VW’s Union Vote?
Tax cut crusader Grover Norquist views his opposition to union organizing in Tennessee as an extension of his core mission. He was at the state capitol Tuesday advocating for tax cuts. But he also talked about the United Auto Workers.
Tennessee Chamber’s ‘Remaining Union-Free’ Seminars Come While Businesses Can Still Attend Anonymously
The union organizing campaign at Volkswagen’s Tennessee plant – while so-far unsuccessful – has prompted the state’s Chamber of Commerce to offer seminars on how to keep workplaces “union-free.” The events were hastily scheduled because of a looming change in labor law.
UAW Makes Corker Comments Center Of NLRB Challenge
The United Auto Workers will depend on statements by Tennessee Senator Bob Corker as evidence that the narrow Volkswagen union vote this month was unfair. The UAW filed a challenge with the National Labor Relations Board on Friday.
Volkswagen Workers Reject UAW
It was close, but employees at Volkswagen’s only U.S. plant voted against being represented by the United Auto Workers. The VW plant in Chattanooga was seen as the union’s best chance to organize at a foreign-owned plant in the south.
What If The UAW Wins At Volkswagen?
Votes will be tallied late Friday night in the closely-watched union election at Volkswagen’s Tennessee plant. If the United Auto Workers prevail, other foreign-owned auto plants in the South may be looking over their shoulder.
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