Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., are voting this week on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. Two previous attempts to unionize the plant failed. Ballots will be counted on Friday.
Some 4,300 production and maintenance workers at this Volkswagen automobile assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., are voting this week on whether to join the United Auto Workers union.Some 4,300 production and maintenance workers at this Volkswagen automobile assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., are voting this week on whether to join the United Auto Workers union.Over the next three days, Volkswagen workers in Tennessee could change the trajectory of unions in the South.
A victory would build momentum as the UAW recruits workers it has long failed to win over, while a loss could cause the union drive to stall out.Assembly worker Victor Vaughn, who supports the vote, concedes Volkswagen is a"good" place to work. But he says employees need a forum for the company to address their issues."That's what we're striving for — to make it a great place to work."The Chattanooga plant, which produces Volkswagen's Atlas SUV and the ID.
On Tuesday, Lee joined governors from Texas, South Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia and Alabama in a joint statement speaking out against the UAW's union drive. Under Tennessee's right to work law, workers cannot be forced to join unions or pay dues as a condition of employment. In 2022, Tennessee voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment enshrining that law.Pro-union workers at the plant believe the UAW could help them negotiate better pay, benefits and more flexible time off.
"The UAW has been strongest in Chattanooga, and if they succeed there, then it will build momentum," he says."If they don't succeed there, it will make it harder for the other places to organize."
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