US Auto Union Close To Big Win Thanks To Germany's VW

[Purveyor]

American labor leaders are closing in on a decades-long goal of organizing a factory run by a foreign automaker, thanks to a bridgehead opened up at Germany's Volkswagen.

While a vote has not yet been scheduled, the United Auto Workers says that a majority of the 1,700 workers at VW's plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee have signed cards asking for union representation.

A win at VW would increase pressure on fellow German automakers BMW and Daimler AG to open the door to unionization efforts at their US facilities.

It could even boost the union's claims for recognition at factories run by Japan's Nissan, Honda and Toyota and South Korea's Kia and Hyundai.

Despite strong traditions of organized labor in their home countries, German, Japanese and South Korean automakers have strongly resisted unionization efforts in the United States.

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[iandhr]

1. VW probably faced domestic pressure in Germany.

[Mopar151]

3. Their whole management and quality model

Relies heavily on represenatation from the workers - union in most of VW's plants. I read here lately that Tennesee's Dept. of Labor went a little when VW called up wanting a union for their plant , maybe.....
Who knows - maybe the gnomes of Wolfsburg have figured out that union paychecks will vacumn up the best help, in 1 fell swoop - cheaper than they can hire, train, and fire 3 crews of losers

[madrchsod]

2. the kock brothers will make sure these state`s will be "right to work"

they took out,wisconsin, pennsylvania,michigan, and their next target is illinois. they'll be able to unionize but no one has to pay dues if they don't want to.