Volkswagen officials in Germany and the United States are performing a delicate dance with VW’s influential German union as they wrestle with the possible representation of workers at the company’s plant in Tennessee.
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VW coercing workers at Tennessee plant to join UAW, complaint says
Four workers at Volkswagen AG’s plant in Tennessee filed charges on Wednesday with U.S. labor officials alleging that German VW officials are coercing them to agree to UAW representation.
Volkswagen’s top execs split on unionizing U.S. plant
Volkswagen’s top executives are divided over whether and how workers at the company’s U.S. plant should be represented by a union, but ultimately will insist on a formal vote by those employees, a person with knowledge of the VW board’s thinking said.
VW labor chief says Chattanooga new model hinges on works panel
Volkswagen’s top labor leader, Bernd Osterloh, lent weight to efforts by the United Auto Workers union to represent workers at the automaker’s U.S. plant, an issue that has raised opposition among some politicians and union critics.
VW workers at Tenn. plant allege misleading UAW tactics in organizing push
A Washington anti-union group filed complaints with the National Labor Relations Board on behalf of eight workers who allege they were misled by UAW officials attempting to organize Volkswagen Chattanooga assembly plant.
