UAW to establish local union for Chattanooga VW plant

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Tennessean.com-AP

G. Chambers Williams III,

The United Auto Workers union will announce today that's it's forming a union local in Chattanooga to represent employees at the Volkswagen plant.

Participation will be voluntary, and there will be no formal recognition of the union by the German automaker until a majority of its workers have joined, UAW officials have confirmed.

"We will be announcing a local, and we would fully expect that Volkswagen would deal with this local union if it represents a substantial portion of its employees," UAW Secretary-Treasurer Gary Casteel of Ashland City said this morning.

"It's dependent on the employees and what they want to do."

FULL story at link.



United Auto Workers President Bob King discusses the union's 712-626 defeat in an election at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga in February.
(Photo: AP )


Read more: http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/cars/2014/07/10/uaw-establish-local-union-chattanooga-vw-plant/12467703/

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. Jalopnik got the story from the Tennessean too.

Breaking: UAW To Form New Union At Volkswagen's Tennessee Plant

Patrick George
Today 9:18am

After a months-long battle in which unionization at Volkswagen's Chattanooga, Tenn. plant seemed all but dead, the United Auto Workers union is apparently announcing the creation of a local union chapter there — and VW is expected to commit to working with them, according to a news report.

[onehandle]

2. Why do these jackbooted thugs feel that they need to interfere with the business of VW!!??

Not the UAW. They are working for the workers.

I'm talking about elected Republican pricks interfering with VW's relationship with their own workers.

Talk about 'tyranny.'

[demosincebirth]

3. It's a genetic mutant carried by all GOP'ers, even those who work for a living.

[Uncle Joe]

4. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Omaha Steve.

[littlemissmartypants]

5. Kicking. Thank you. nt

[Iris]

6. Any idea how many signed up?

I can't wait to see how this progresses, especially given how close the vote was.