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The VW Chattanooga Union Win is Democracy at Work

Dec 9, 2015 Catherine Fisk

The 71 percent majority vote of the skilled maintenance workers at VW’s Chattanooga plant to elect the United Auto Workers is an important test of whether critics of the labor law model of exclusive representation really believe that those workers who want a union should be allowed to have one (as they claim) or whether […]

Minority Unionism (sort of) Comes to VW Chattanooga

Nov 12, 2014 Benjamin Sachs

Volkswagen has a new policy governing labor-management relations at its Chattanooga, TN facility. The “Community Organization Engagement” policy, available here, establishes that VW will “allow eligible organizations the opportunity to engage in constructive dialogue with Volkswagen and its employees.” Under the policy, “organizations” are those that “exist for the primary purpose of representing employees and their […]

Members-Only Union at VW Chattanooga

Jul 10, 2014 Benjamin Sachs

It appears that the UAW is establishing a members-only union for workers at the VW Chattanooga plant. According to the UAW, “there won’t be exclusive representation” and any agreement reached between the union and the employer would apply only to union members. And, according to the union: This is a good thing for us because it’s […]

Chattanooga: Right-to-Work Sues VW and UAW on 302 Theory

Mar 13, 2014 Benjamin Sachs

Several Volkswagen employees, represented by the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, have sued VW and the UAW on the theory that the parties’ “Agreement for a Representation Election” is a “thing of value” that violates § 302 of the Taft-Hartley Act, 29 U.S.C. 186. In particular, the plaintiffs claim that Volkswagen agreed to […]

UAW Files Objections with the NLRB Related to Interference in Chattanooga Election

Feb 21, 2014 Jordan M. Grossman

The UAW today filed objections with the NLRB “related to the interference by politicians and outside special interest groups in the union representation election held last week at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant.” Their full press release is below: UAW appeals outside interference in union representation election for Chattanooga Volkswagen workers 02/21/14 DETROIT, Mich. – The UAW filed an […]

A Rerun Election in Chattanooga?

Feb 21, 2014 Benjamin Sachs

Today is the deadline for the UAW to file objections to the election that was held last week at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Moshe Marvit has a helpful analysis of some of the background on this issue, and his piece is worth a read. But I think there’s another important decision that, in […]

Union Loses Election in Chattanooga Volkswagen Plant

Feb 15, 2014 Scott Hochberg

The results are in after three closely-watched days of voting in Chattanooga. By a margin of 712-626, employees have rejected the UAW’s bid to represent them. Republican opponents of the union campaign have expressed satisfaction at the outcome, while Volkswagen has pledged to respect the workers’ decision.

An Explainer: Volkswagen Plant in Chattanooga Begins to Vote on Union Question Today

Feb 12, 2014 Scott Hochberg

After months of media coverage, the Volkswagen manufacturing facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will hold an NLRB election starting today to determine whether a union will guide future labor-management relations at the plant. If the union wins, Volkswagen and the UAW would establish a German-style works council, the first of its kind in the United States. Last week, […]

Volkswagen and the UAW Reach Agreement for NLRB Election On Forming A Works Council at Chattanooga Facility

Feb 3, 2014 Jordan M. Grossman

Today, the UAW issued the following press release about a major development in their efforts to organize the workers from the Chattanooga, Tenn. Volkswagen facility that we have been covering: For immediate release: Feb. 3, 2014 Volkswagen workers to vote on union representation DETROIT –Volkswagen workers from the Chattanooga, Tenn., facility will vote in an election […]

Improper Card Gathering in Chattanooga? A UAW-VW Update

Sep 27, 2013 Benjamin Sachs

A union-side labor lawyer, not affiliated with the UAW, wrote this to us about the latest developments in Chattanooga: The United Auto Workers (UAW) efforts to organize the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee may or may not turn out to be a turning point in efforts to organize workers in the South, but opponents of […]

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The VW Chattanooga Union Win is Democracy at Work

Minority Unionism (sort of) Comes to VW Chattanooga

Members-Only Union at VW Chattanooga

Chattanooga: Right-to-Work Sues VW and UAW on 302 Theory

UAW Files Objections with the NLRB Related to Interference in Chattanooga Election

A Rerun Election in Chattanooga?

Union Loses Election in Chattanooga Volkswagen Plant

An Explainer: Volkswagen Plant in Chattanooga Begins to Vote on Union Question Today

Volkswagen and the UAW Reach Agreement for NLRB Election On Forming A Works Council at Chattanooga Facility

Improper Card Gathering in Chattanooga? A UAW-VW Update