Volkswagen isn't opposed to a union, but Republicans are threatening jobs

[eolesen]

To me, this is the forgotten part of the story, and one that I would've liked to see teased out a bit more in the media.

Me too. I've had exposure to it working for a European company, and it seems to be a reasonable alternative for those who don't want full-blown collective bargaining. We had something similar for agents when I was at AA (Agent Advisory Board) which was able to bring up workplace issues and some HR stuff as well (e.g. how bidding and RIF's should be conducted), but had no real negotiating power over benefits or rates of pay.

 

[La Li Lu Le Lo]

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/uaw-subpoenas-haslam-corker-vw-012609689.html

 

[700UW]

http://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2014/12/08/uaw-union-certified-vw/20111791/
 

UAW certified to represent VW workers in Tennessee

 

[delldude]

 
http://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2014/12/08/uaw-union-certified-vw/20111791/
 
UAW certified to represent VW workers in Tennessee
 

 
Great victory....un majority rules with 45%.

 

[eolesen]

Read the fine print, guys. All this does is give the UAW the right to meet with management to discuss workplace issues.

It's closer to the Works Council approach than not, in that the union helps provide a voice, but the company is still free to do whatever it wants to do.

 

[Glenn Quagmire]

UAW wins historic victory in U.S. South with vote at VW plant

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/uaw-wins-historic-victory-u-south-vote-vw-024734442--finance.html

"DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers union won its first organizing vote at a foreign-owned auto assembly plant in the U.S. South on Friday, in a groundbreaking victory after decades of failed attempts.

About 71 percent of skilled trades workers who cast ballots at Volkswagen AG's <VOWG_p.DE> factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted to join the UAW, according to the company and the union.

The skilled trades workers account for about 11 percent of the 1,450 hourly employees at the plant.

If the UAW victory, as expected, survives an appeal by Volkswagen to the National Labor Relations Board, the 164 skilled trades workers will be the first foreign-owned auto assembly plant workers to gain collective bargaining rights in the southern United States.

While the unit of skilled trades workers who maintain the assembly machinery are a fraction of the hourly work force, observers said the victory was significant and could serve as a launching pad for the union’s efforts to organize other foreign-owned plants in the south."

 

[townpete]

UAW wins historic victory in U.S. South with vote at VW plant

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/uaw-wins-historic-victory-u-south-vote-vw-024734442--finance.html

"DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers union won its first organizing vote at a foreign-owned auto assembly plant in the U.S. South on Friday, in a groundbreaking victory after decades of failed attempts.

About 71 percent of skilled trades workers who cast ballots at Volkswagen AG's <VOWG_p.DE> factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted to join the UAW, according to the company and the union.

The skilled trades workers account for about 11 percent of the 1,450 hourly employees at the plant.

If the UAW victory, as expected, survives an appeal by Volkswagen to the National Labor Relations Board, the 164 skilled trades workers will be the first foreign-owned auto assembly plant workers to gain collective bargaining rights in the southern United States.

While the unit of skilled trades workers who maintain the assembly machinery are a fraction of the hourly work force, observers said the victory was significant and could serve as a launching pad for the union’s efforts to organize other foreign-owned plants in the south."

 
Im sure its only a matter of time till the workers will get sold out and shafted buy the UAW.
 
lol