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Auto worker union scores a win in the South
By Katie Lobosco and Chris Isidore @July 10, 2014: 5:37 PM ET
volkswagen tennessee
Workers on the assembly line at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tenn.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney)
The shrinking United Auto Workers Union scored a big win in the South
Thursday.
The organization said it will open a local chapter to represent workers at
Volkswagen's only U.S. plant, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The move could be
crucial to the UAW's long-term viability. Employees at the Chattanooga plant
voted against organizing in February, 712 to 626.
Until now, the UAW has only represented plants operated by U.S. automakers
General Motors, (GM) Ford Motor (F) and Chrysler Group, as well as their
suppliers. Plant closings over the last 15 years have cut into its
membership.
Meanwhile, automakers from Asia and Europe have opened more than 30 plants
in the United States, most of which are in the South, opening up new
opportunities for the union.
The new chapter, Local 42, is voluntary, meaning workers at the Chattanooga
plant aren't required to join.
Related: South Carolina plant to become BMW's largest
"What they created is a voluntary association, but they do not have any
bargaining rights at this time," said Dan Cornfield, a labor expert and
professor of sociology at Vanderbilt University.
The chapter could eventually get bargaining rights if a majority of
employees sign "union authorization cards," he said. Or, the UAW can hold
another employee vote about organizing.
If a "meaningful portion" of the plant's workforce signs up for the chapter,
"we're confident the company will recognize Local 42 as a members' union
that represents those employees," said Gary Casteel, the UAW's secretary-
treasurer, in a statement.
VW's Passat, made in Tennessee
VW's Passat, made in Tennessee
U.S. Sen Bob Corker, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and other leading Republican
elected officials from Tennessee suggested that unionizing the VW plant
would scare other companies away from opening factories in the state. There
were even threats that the state would deny VW $300 million in tax breaks if
the union won the vote.
But on Thursday, the UAW said that state officials assured the VW workforce
that the decision on incentives for the plant is not related to whether
workers join a union.
Related: United Auto Workers drop NLRB case to organize Volkswagen
The UAW charged Republicans illegally interfered with the vote, but later
dropped a complaint it filed with the National Labor Relations Board.
"We withdrew objections to end the controversy and put the focus where it
belongs: obtaining the economic incentives necessary to ensure the growth of
Volkswagen in Chattanooga and the addition of a new product line," Casteel
said.
"The new organization gives UAW a presence from which they hope to grow,"
said Cornfield.
First Published: July 10, 2014: 5:37 PM ET | k**0
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