Five workers at Volkswagen's Chattanooga, Tenn. plant have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board against the United Auto Workers' challenge to invalidate the outcome from this month's three-day election, which saw the union fail to win the right to represent the plant's workers in a close fight.
Automotive News reports the quintet are aided by attorneys for anti-union organization National Right to Work Foundation, who believe if the NRLB doesn't hear the workers, then no one might be able to resist the UAW, a belief NRWF President Mark Mix further explained in a statement regarding the petition:
Based on Volkswagen management's actions leading up to this point, these workers are concerned that VW will not actively defend their vote to remain free from union boss control. That's why these workers have filed a motion to intervene.
Meanwhile, the UAW's argument for their filing is based upon alleged interference from anti-union forces, such as United States Senator Bob Corker, who said if workers voted against the union, the plant would find new funding to expand around a new midsize SUV set to be built in 2016. If allowed to stand, however, the results would be a major setback for the union in their battle to organize the South's automotive industry.
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