US Volkswagen Employees Want to Join United Auto Workers

US Volkswagen Employees , Want to Join United Auto Workers.
Tennessee Volkswagen workers filed a petition to join the UAW on March 18, 'The Guardian' reports. .
Today, we are one step closer
to making a good job at
Volkswagen into a great career, Isaac Meadows, a production team member in assembly
at the Volkswagen plant, via press release.
Right now, we miss time with our
families because so much of our
paid-time-off is burned up during
the summer and winter shutdowns. , Isaac Meadows, a production team member in assembly
at the Volkswagen plant, via press release.
We shouldn’t have to choose
between our family and our job.
By winning our union and a real
voice at Volkswagen, we can negotiate
for more time with our families, Isaac Meadows, a production team member in assembly
at the Volkswagen plant, via press release.
The Chattanooga Volkswagen plant is currently the company's only global
plant without union representation.
As it stands, we don’t really have a
whole lot of freedom at work, we don’t
have a whole lot of say on how things
are done and how things go on. , Zach Costello, a worker at the Volkswagen
plant in Chattanooga since 2017, to 'The Guardian'.
Our lives are at work and if our lives
spend so much time at work and we
have no say, then how free are you? , Zach Costello, a worker at the Volkswagen
plant in Chattanooga since 2017, to 'The Guardian'.
If people truly want a democratic life,
regardless of how good their job is,
worker organization is very important, Zach Costello, a worker at the Volkswagen
plant in Chattanooga since 2017, to 'The Guardian'.
Amid the plant's union organizing
campaign, unfair labor practice charges have been filed by the UAW against Volkswagen.
The UAW has accused the company of
union busting, which Volkswagen denies