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VW Recognizes Anti-Union Group at Chattanooga Plant
Volkswagen AG has granted a second group the anti-union American Council of Employees access to hourly and salaried employees at its factory in Chattanooga, Tenn., Reuters reports.
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Volkswagen AG has granted a second group the anti-union American Council of Employees access to hourly and salaried employees at its factory in Chattanooga, Tenn., Reuters reports.
In early December VW granted recognition of the United Auto Workers union for the same purpose.
Neither group has exclusive right to represent the plant's workforce in contract talks. But both are allowed to hold in-plant meetings and confer with plant management under a policy VW announced in November. The program gives organizations increasing access depending upon how many workers they gain as members.
The UAW won the highest of three levels of access after an independent audit confirmed it signed up at least 45% of the facility's employees. ACE has achieved the lowest level by showing it represents at least 15% of the workforce.
The UAW, which lost a vote a year ago to organize the factory, hopes to help VW set up a German-style works council there. ACE aims to block such a move.
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