VW Workers At Chattanooga Factory Seek Vote on UAW Representation

Volkswagen’s factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is likely to be the first test of the United Auto Workers’ effort to organize nonunion automobile plants across the nation, reported Tom Krisher for the Associated Press (AP).

Workers at the Volkswagen Chattanooga factory filed paperwork with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Monday seeking an election on union representation. I Photo: Volkswagen Chattanooga Operations Linkedin

Workers at the 3.8 million square foot (353,353 square meters) factory filed paperwork with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Monday seeking an election on union representation, the UAW said.

They are the first to ask for a vote in the union’s campaign, which was announced last fall after the UAW 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 drive covers nearly 150,000 workers at factories largely in the South, where the union thus far has had little success in recruiting new members.

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