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UAW Qualifies for Top-Tier Access at VW’s Chattanooga Plant
The United Auto Workers union has won the right to hold on-premise meetings and meet with human resource managers at Volkswagen AG's assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn.
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The United Auto Workers union has won the right to hold on-premise meetings and meet with human resource managers at Volkswagen AG's assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn.
VW qualified for the top of three possible levels of access to the factory through an independent audit that shows its nearby Local 42 has signed up at least 45% of the facility's employees. VW announced the unusual labor policy, which permits recognition of multiple employee groups, a month ago.
The victory moves the UAW closer to becoming the plant's exclusive labor representative in contract negotiations. The union lost a close ballot at the plant in February to gain that right.
The UAW says it has already attracted more than half the Chattanooga plant's workforce. Opponents of unionization are pushing VW to hold another secret ballot before recognizing any union.
In the meantime, a rival no-union group, the American Council of Employees, is rounding up its own members at the factory. ACE has not yet submitted a list of its members for an audit.
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