On June 8, 2022, a Volkswagen EV ID.4 crossover was spotted at the Volkswagen of America plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The workers at this plant have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to join the United Auto Workers, marking a significant milestone in the labor group’s organizing drives of nonunionized auto plants in the U.S. The UAW has previously failed to organize foreign-based automakers in the U.S., but this filing represents a new opportunity for the union. The Chattanooga plant is VW’s only U.S. assembly plant and employs more than 4,000 autoworkers who would be eligible to vote for union representation. This development is a significant step in the ongoing efforts to unionize auto plants in the U.S.
Source: www.cnbc.com
Date: 2024-03-18 13:40:38