UAW to Strike at Volkswagen, Chattanooga

Volkswagen Chattanooga workers vote to authorize strike, but UAW pleads for Volkswagen to continue talks

While calling for a strike authorization vote, the UAW has not set a strike deadline and signaled its acceptance of VW’s substandard pay offer.

UAW to strike at Volkswagen, Chattanooga

Volkswagen workers in the United Autoworkers union (UAW) in Chattanooga,Tennessee voted on Thursday to authorise a strike against the German car maker after over a year of contract negotiations have failed to produce a fair contract offer. It is a historic first, as the first strike authorisation vote at a non-Big Three car maker in the modern era. The move comes after months of unfair labour practices committed by the company, including bad fai…