The United Auto Workers union has filed an appeal this day with the National Labor Relations Board over the results of the three-day organization election at Volkwagen AG's Chattanooga, Tenn. plant held last week, citing outside intimidation from anti-union groups and individuals.
In the 58-page filing, the UAW goes into detail over the anti-unionization campaign, including references to United States Senator and former Chattanooga mayor Bob Corker's threat/promise over Volkswagen's plan to build their BlueMotion Concept-based mid-size SUV in 2016.
Union president Bob King reaffirmed the union's commitment to organizing the VW plant in the filing, while also having this to say about the anti-union forces who campaigned against the workers' right to join the UAW:
It's an outrage that politically motivated third parties threatened the economic future of this facility and the opportunity for workers to create a successful operating model that that would grow jobs in Tennessee. It is extraordinary interference in the private decision of workers to have a U.S. senator, a governor and leaders of the state legislature threaten the company with the denial of economic incentives and workers with a loss of product.
The NLRB will now investigate the results for potential interference. If found in the UAW's favor, the board will throw out the results and hold a new election at the plant.
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