Revving Up Rights: Volkswagen Tennessee Employees Push For UAW Unionization

Volkswagen AG VWAGY workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board for a vote to join the UAW after a supermajority of Volkswagen workers have signed union cards in just 100 days.

The Chattanooga plant is Volkswagen’s only U.S. assembly plant and it employs over 4,000 autoworkers. It is the only Volkswagen plant globally that has no form of employee representation, as per the UAW.

The Chattanooga plant has been pivotal in the UAW’s attempts, having faced unionization votes in 2014 and 2019, according to a report from Bloomberg.

The outcome at Volkswagen could influence the union’s momentum at other automakers, crucial for its organizational goals.

Amid accusations of anti-union measures, the UAW has alleged Volkswagen and other automakers of violating workers’ rights, leading to investigations by the NLRB, as per the report.

“VW has partnered with unionized workforces around the world to make their plants safe and successful. That's why we're voting for a voice at Volkswagen here in Chattanooga,” said Victor Vaughn, a logistics team member at VW.

This marks the first non-union auto plant to file for a union election among the dozens of auto plants where workers have been organizing in recent months. 

Price Action: VWAGY shares are trading higher by 2.65% at $14.74 on the last check Monday.

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