United Auto Workers Union Stunned by Devastating Defeat in Tennessee
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Workers at a Volkswagen factory in Tennessee have voted against union representation, a devastating loss that derails the United Auto Workers union’s effort to organize Southern factories.
The 712-626 vote released late Friday stunned many labor experts who expected a UAW win because Volkswagen tacitly endorsed the union and even allowed organizers into the Chattanooga factory to make sales pitches.
The UAW for decades has tried without success to organize a foreign-owned plant in a region that’s wary of organized labor. The loss now makes it even harder for the union to recruit members at another Southern factory. More
Anonymous said... The Sun is Rising. Time to take things into our own hands. The politicians are not our friends, and many of the police are not as well.
The Sun is Rising. Time to take things into our own hands. The politicians are not our friends, and many of the police are not as well.
ReplyDeleteArm and be be ready at all times.
Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteThe Sun is Rising. Time to take things into our own hands. The politicians are not our friends, and many of the police are not as well.
Arm and be be ready at all times.
February 15, 2014 at 6:30 PM
Huh?
And what is be be?
It is a beginning.
ReplyDeleteThis will hurt that union like never before. I'm tickled pink
ReplyDeleteUnions have no usefull purpose in this country employees have spoken goodbye over paid uaw!!!
ReplyDeleteBe Ready and Steady.
ReplyDeleteA small victory , but good.
ReplyDeleteUnions once needed have become the enemy of both the worker and the employer. They do more harm then good.
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