After a second group of Volkswagen workers filed a petition to intervene in the United Auto Workers’ (UAW) appeal to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Volkswagen has come out in support… of stifling its own workers’ voices.
In a letter to the NLRB, Volkswagen said that “the company doesn’t support groups representing some Chattanooga plant workers seeking to intervene in the United Auto Workers appeal of last month’s union vote.” As you’ll recall, the UAW is appealing their historic loss in the secret ballot election that resulted in workers soundly rejecting unionization.
It comes as no surprise that VW is backing the UAW in their appeal to overturn the election results instead of the very workers that are having their rights threatened. From the beginning, VW has clearly been in collusion with the UAW to force unionization onto Tennessee workers. This letter merely codifies their pro-union agenda – especially since it “is in response to a request of VW’s position” coming directly from the NLRB.
Saying Volkswagen “does not believe there is any basis for the motions to intervene to be granted,” the company’s attorney, Steven Swirsky, indicated that VW “defers to the NLRB to make the appropriate decision.”
It’s safe to say, if VW workers in Chattanooga didn’t know before where their employer stands on this issue, they do know , and unfortunately, it isn’t with them. The company and the union claimed they wanted to give workers a voice at the plant, but can’t bear them having a voice at the NLRB.
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