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UAW Aims to Set Up Works Council at VW Plant
The United Auto Workers union tells reporters it wants to help Volkswagen AG establish a German-style works council at the company's assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn.
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The United Auto Workers union tells reporters it wants to help Volkswagen AG establish a German-style works council at the company's assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Such councils are a standard fixture at VW's other factories. The groups consist of managers, hourly and salaried employees who set local work rules and conditions. The councils don't negotiate labor contracts.
The UAW hopes to eventually be the sole worker representative for collective bargaining at the Chattanooga facility. But it insists it has no timetable or even a clear path to achieve that goal.
Secretary-Treasurer Gary Casteel tells reporters that VW could recognize the union without a new ballot. The UAW narrowly lost an election in February and wants to avoid holding a new one. This week it won access to VW's Chattanooga workers and plant executives by proving it has the support of more than 45% of the facility's hourly workforce.
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