Though the United Auto Workers recently backed down from challenging the results of the February 2014 organization election held at Volkwagen's Chattanooga, Tenn. plant before the National Labor Relations Board, Volkswagen has opted to leave the door open for representation via a variation of the works council model used elsewhere.
Just-Auto reports the automaker welcomed the UAW's withdrawal from the fight, proclaiming that it could now move forward with its tasks of building cars in Chattanooga, securing jobs in Tennessee, and establishing a new form of what it calls "co-determination" within the United States:
Volkswagen Chattanooga is seeking to establish good opportunities for consultation and representation for all its employees, opportunities that are normal practice for the Volkswagen team all over the world – that applies for those employees who voted against the UAW – just as it applies for those who voted in favour.
As for the UAW, outgoing president Bob King said the union was finally ready to "put the tainted election" behind it, while Senator Bob Corker proclaimed the challenge to the results and subsequent withdrawal as "nothing more than a sideshow to draw away from their stinging loss in Chattanooga."
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