UAW Local 42 Union Formed at Volkswagen Chattanooga Plant

[yortsed snacilbuper]

Earlier this year, Volkswagen's Chattanooga, Tenn. Plant rejected United Auto Workers representation, but it appears as though there's been a change of heart. The UAW has announced Local 42 is the new local union providing representation for workers at the plant.

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[pa28]

1. Excellent news. Maybe they just took another vote under the radar and won.

Somewhere out there Bob Corker is fuming.

[Lee-Lee]

2. Reading the details, this isn't a real union

It looks like it will be an association of employees, but without legal collective bargaining authority and only voluntary membership.

That makes it just like public sector unions are here in NC, where by law they can't have collective bargaining authority. Weak, with no real power and more like a fraternal organization than a real union.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

3. "this isn't a real union"

It's a foot in the door!

[littlemissmartypants]

4. Forward together. Not one step back.

One foot in front of the other. A start, Indeed.

[littlemissmartypants]

5. Thanks for the good news. nt

[WillyT]

6. K & R !!!

[cantbeserious]

7. Great News - Thanks For Sharing

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[MannyGoldstein]

8. FANTASTIC news!

The Germans are not stupid: they know that, in the long run, we are all prosperous and secure only if the 99% are prosperous and secure. And the 99% can only be prosperous and secure through UNIONS. That's why VW wants a union.

[Enthusiast]

11. +1 a whole fucking bunch.

[BrotherIvan]

18. +2 an entire fuckload

[Historic NY]

9. Will this piss off Republicons in TN, who gives a flying f--k.

[Enthusiast]

10. Kicked and recommended!

[mountain grammy]

12. Senator Corker will pop his cork...

[Calista241]

13. I thought Tennessee was a right to work state.

How do unions work in those states? Can they collect dues?

[Lee-Lee]

14. You can't be required to join. If you don't you only pay a percentage of the dues

You are still required to pay your "fair share" of what the union spends to bargain on your behalf, because you get employed under the terms of the deal the union makes even if you don't want to join. But the Supreme Court just landed a first blow toward demolishing that.

Since it looks like they don't have bargaining authority, that means nobody will be compelled to pay if they don't want to.

In short, it will be exactly like state and municipal employees are here in NC. Call itself a union, be more of a workers association with no power.

[JNelson6563]

15. Wonderful news!

[socialist_n_TN]

16. Not really a change of heart.....

That VW plant is still officially unorganized. This is more of foot in the door tactic. Apparently in the early days of organizing they did this kind of voluntary union. VW will probably give some power to this local in some areas (probably something similar to a works council, but unofficial), then hope that more people join up and shoot for another vote.

[Wounded Bear]

17. Good for them! nt