colourednumbers@slrpnk.nettoNews@lemmy.world•UAW files unfair labor practice charges against Hyundai, Honda and VW, accusing them of union busting
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10 months agoVW tried twice to unionize their US factory in Chattanooga. Both times the workers voted against unionisation. VW does a lot for unions and workers councils compared to other companies.
VW wanted the union at the first vote.
https://truthout.org/articles/volkswagen-workers-vote-on-union-works-council-scheme/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/union-vote-at-volkswagen-tennessee-plant-heading-to-close-1392379887
The VW management, the German union and the German Workers council wanted the plant to unionize. VW is a lot more pro union than Amazon. Die to German law there are a lot of union members on the board. The 2014 vote was opposed by local politicians, mainly republicans.