Tennessee Volkswagen workers to vote on representation by UAW union

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee: This week, the United Auto Workers (UAW) said that workers at the 3.8 million-square-foot Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, filed paperwork with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) seeking an election on union representation.

The action in Tennessee, announced last autumn after the UAW won strong contracts with Detroit automakers, will be the first test of the UAW's effo