Most of you will remember that just two years ago, Volkswagen was actively supporting the unionization of its Chattanooga, Tennessee plant. What’s changed? The company got caught cheating on emissions tests. Since then, VW management has changed quite a bit. And so has its thought process on organizing. This change began when VW announced they were going to appeal the UAW victory with the 160 maintenance workers at the plant, a micro unit of the plants 1500 member strong workforce. VW is disputing the validity of the carve-out election, but the NLRB has ordered the automaker to the bargaining table. The two groups are expected to meet soon, but VW isn’t expected to back down from its position that the carve-out of maintenance workers is legitimate.
