Updating the UAW’s attempt to unionize VW in Chattanooga, TN
we now have a suit filed with the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) that VW
is trying to force workers at their plant in Chattanooga to join the UAW or not
get the chance to build the next SUV (which will go to Mexico if the workers
don’t cooperate).
You may be wondering why an auto manufacturer would actually
encourage UNIONIZATION at its facilities. Well the Germans are different and
the strong German auto unions are the ones pushing for unionization in America.
This is a bit more complicated than it seems since in
Germany the factories have WORKER COUNCILs which is different from what we have
here which are UNION SHOPS where the UAW controls everything. I tried to
explain that difference in a previous blog.
Anyway, workers at the VW plant in Chattanooga filed a
complaint with the NLRB accusing senior managers at VW from “hinting” that they
could lose future products to Mexico if they don’t play ball with the UAW. This
appeal is backed by the NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK FOUNDATION.
The problem with filing a complaint to the NLRB is that the
NLRB is a union lackey even if it claims to be impartial in labor disputes.
If VW was discouraging workers from joining the UAW all hell
would break loose at the NLRB but the opposite will not even get the NLRB to
answer the phone.
I am so glad that someone there is battling the UAW takeover
of the plant and not just letting them waltz in using their deceptive tactics.
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