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Mercedes Workers in Alabama Reject UAW Unionization Efforts

Benesch on 5/22/2024

On the heels of the United Auto Workers’ (“UAW”) successful campaign to organize Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Mercedes-Benz workers in Vance, Alabama chose a different path, rejecting the UAW as their...more

UAW Abandons Maintenance-Only Unit in Move for Factory-Wide Representation

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/23/2019

The United Auto Workers (UAW) have disclaimed the bargaining unit of 160 skilled-trades workers at Volkswagen’s (VW) Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant. The union organized the maintenance employees in 2015 but failed to secure a...more

Breaking News: UAW Wins VW Manufacturing Plant Vote in Tennessee

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 12/8/2015

On Friday, the United Auto Workers claimed victory in its long-running efforts to organize the VW plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Reportedly capturing 71 percent of the vote (108 in favor to 44 against), the election...more

Executive Labor Summary - September / October 2015

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 10/29/2015

Back to the Past at VW Chattanooga? - On October 23, the United Auto Workers' Local 42 filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to represent a bargaining unit of skilled trades workers at Volkswagen's...more

Executive Labor Summary - February / March 2015

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 3/4/2015

Massive labor disputes on two of three U.S. coasts - Large scale industry-wide labor disputes were in the news daily in early 2015. A West Coast port labor dispute between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and...more

Executive Labor Summary - November/December 2014

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 12/24/2014

NEWS & ANALYSIS - NLRB changes longstanding rule for deferral to arbitration awards - The National Labor Relations Board has had a busy December with four major new developments. We have already reported on two of the...more

Volkswagen Adopts "European-Style" Labor Engagement Policy for Chattanooga . . . But Will It Stall?

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 11/18/2014

Last week, Volkswagen Group of America announced a "Community Organization Engagement" policy that will allow labor organizations to engage in what the company calls "constructive dialogue" with the company and employees at...more

UAW’s Loss at VW—What To Expect

Ballard Spahr LLP on 2/17/2014

The United Auto Workers suffered a devastating defeat at the polls at Volkswagen AG’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant on Valentine's Day, losing a National Labor Relations Board-conducted election by a vote of 712 to 626. The...more

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