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UAW Says Strike Authorization at Volkswagen Chattanooga Passes | Chattanooga Times Free Press
The strike vote follows a year of stalled talks over job security, wages, and health care, marking the first such authorization at a non-Big Three automaker in decades.
- Workers at the Volkswagen AG plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted Wednesday to authorize a strike, giving the UAW bargaining committee power to call one but requesting more negotiations.
- After more than a year of talks, union leaders said negotiations failed to produce a fair offer as the UAW says Volkswagen AG management’s proposals lack job-security language, and earlier this month the union sent a counterproposal.
- Notably, Chattanooga's earlier organizing success with a 73% vote underscores the first strike-authorization vote at a non-Big Three automaker, the union says.
- Last month Volkswagen AG offered what it called a `final offer` including a 20% raise over four years and improved provisions, while spokesperson Jeannine Ginivan said full pay and benefits would continue if a strike occurs.
- Volkswagen reported $20.6 billion in profits in 2024 and generates 20 percent of its profits in North America; the plant builds the ID.4 electric vehicle and Atlas SUV, and the UAW says it can afford a contract honoring Chattanooga autoworkers.
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Only last year, VW workers at the Chattanooga plant in the U.S. decided to organise their trade union activities. Now they gave the green light to possible work stoppages.
United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America
Chattanooga, TN – Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga have voted to authorize a strike against the German automaker after over a year of contract negotiations have failed to produce a fair contract offer. It is a historic first, as the first strike authorization vote at a non-Big Three automaker in the modern era. The move comes after months of unfair labor practices committed by the company, including bad faith negotiations, unlawful intimidation…
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