The United Auto Workers (UAW) is on the brink of a significant victory at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which could become the first foreign commercial carmaker to unionize in the U.S. This potential milestone follows a less confrontational approach from VW management compared to previous attempts, with the company not employing the services of the law firm Littler and agreeing quickly to terms for holding a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) vote. The UAW's efforts include an organizing committee that has built relationships with over 90% of the plant's workforce, bolstered by recent record wins at the Big 3. A vote is scheduled for April 17, with more than two-thirds of the workers reportedly planning to vote in favor of unionizing. This unionization effort is part of a broader movement to organize auto factories in the traditionally anti-union South, highlighted by the UAW's high-stakes contract negotiations at Daimler Truck North America.
NEW: Volkswagen workers in Tennessee could win a union at a non-union car company for the first time in decades. This week, they vote on joining the @UAW. If they win, it'll change the course of history and set the American labor movement on a new path. https://t.co/ORxp7SSPRT
GOP Senator Says ‘Liberty And Freedoms’ At Stake In Volkswagen Union Vote https://t.co/D9LEHYcMEO
While UAW has filed NLRB cases against VW, pro-union employees say pressure in the US & Germany led VW to take an overall less hostile approach this time. And VW quickly stipulated to terms for holding an NLRB vote, & didn't use law firm Littler this time https://t.co/zyIawpQ8OC https://t.co/RO6oLrqMhe
Volkswagen workers in Tennessee could choose to make their plant one of the first big auto factories in the South to unionize after an April 17 vote. https://t.co/U2qvaPcgdd
.@JeanneWhalen spoke to 26 workers outside the VW plant in Tennessee that's voting later this week on whether to join the UAW. More than 2/3rds said they planned to vote for union. https://t.co/leX2sQ5p61
.@JeanneWhalen spoke to 26 workers outside the VW plant in Chattanooga, TN that's voting later this week on whether to unionize. More than 2/3rds said they planned to vote for union. https://t.co/leX2sQ5p61
“.. This week, a Volkswagen AG factory will vote on whether to become the only foreign commercial carmaker unionized in the US.” @business https://t.co/8UwrKx432W https://t.co/R2VTCRZpal
New: With record wins at the Big 3; less hostility this time around from management; & an organizing committee of hundreds of employees with relationships with over 90% of the plant, the @UAW is poised for a landmark win this week at VW Unpaywalled link: https://t.co/3PXR2mQHky
The UAW is on the cusp of winning over a Volkswagen plant, which would make it the only foreign commercial carmaker to be unionized in the US https://t.co/MJosuhwPF2
Solidarity with Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, TN who vote next week in their historic union election with @UAW ! ✊🪧⚙️ #OrganizeTheSouth #UnionYes! https://t.co/Mi9NmRrSb5
UAW president Shawn Fain’s bid to build worker power in the anti-union South could be a watershed moment for the growing labor movement. That’s why bosses have their eyes on the union’s high-stakes contract battle at Daimler Truck North America. https://t.co/w6PwRkWjFi