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Volkswagen Vote Loss Signals Difficulty Ahead for Union Organizers
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Workers at the VW plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted 712 to 626 in Feb. 2014 to reject membership in the UAW union. This makes it more difficult for the union to make inroads in the Southern states. In an unusual step VW- cooperating with the IG Metalls union in Germany- let union organizers into the plant for over a week and cooperated with the UAW to setup the election. VW wanted to setup a works council, a committee of employees which gives management feedback for running of the plant, similiar to ones operating in Germany.
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VW's labor costs at its new auto plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will be among the lowest in the industry. Detroit automakers plants and non-unionized Japanese plants have much higher costs. This will enable VW to price its Passat at $20,000 to compete with the Accord.
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