Unbelievably, Volkswagen was supporting the UAW unionization drive. The reason is thought to be related to politics in Germany. Unions are very powerful in most European governments. Volkswagen used to have a
plant in the us near Pittsburgh. It closed in 1988 in large part because militant UAW workers called too many
strikes and
walkouts.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Workers at a Volkswagen factory in
Tennessee have voted against union representation, a devastating loss
that derails the United Auto Workers union’s effort to organize Southern
factories.
The 712-626 vote released late Friday stunned many labor experts who
expected a UAW win because Volkswagen tacitly endorsed the union and
even allowed organizers into the Chattanooga factory to make sales
pitches.
The UAW for decades has tried without success to organize a
foreign-owned plant in a region that’s wary of organized labor. The loss
now makes it even harder for the union to recruit members at another
Southern factory.
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