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VW Won’t Decide on UAW Until 2014
Volkswagen AG has told workers at its Passat plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., that it isn't likely to decide whether to recognize the United Auto Workers union as their representative until next year, Reuters reports.
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Volkswagen AG has told workers at its Passat plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., that it isn't likely to decide whether to recognize the United Auto Workers union as their representative until next year, Reuters reports.
Sebastian Patta, the plant's vice president of human resources, tells the news service that unionization is a "very sensitive subject" that won't be decided quickly. Gov. Bill Haslam and Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn) have warned that a unionized VW plant could hamper job growth in Tennessee.
Last week the UAW announced that more than half of VW's workers at the factory signed cards indicating support for the union.
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