UAW Appealing To US Based Volkswagen Workers With European Style Union Structure

The UAW is closer than it has been in decades to organizing a foreign-based assembly plant, thanks to support from the largest auto union in Germany, which is urging workers at Volkswagen's Chattanooga, Tenn., factory that the UAW could improve their work life.

IG Metall President Berthold Huber sent a letter to the VW Tennessee workers urging them to vote for UAW representation. Volkswagen's board member in charge of human resources, Horst Neumann, also told reporters in Europe this month that the automaker is in discussions with the UAW on the matter.

These developments signal that the UAW has a serious shot at winning Volkswagen's backing in its bid to convince workers to join the union.

 

atc98092 - 3/26/2013 6:37:00 PM

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Good Lord, no...

gkearns56 - 3/26/2013 7:01:07 PM

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Please don't or the curse will be upon you.

valhallakey - 3/27/2013 5:11:44 PM

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Great idea, improved wages = more money to spend in the economy = more employment. Stop the cycle of moving the US into a Banana Republic with a few very rich haves and a ton of have nots. The US needs a strong middle class and Unions can play a part in that. They do however need to keep changing with the times, and they are behind the curve, so maybe forging ties with their counterparts in Germany could help.