After securing large pay raises and improved benefits from the biggest U.S. automakers, the United Auto Workers union is moving to unionize Tesla, Honda, Toyota and others.
Anyone remember the Chattanooga Volkswagen plant that they’ve tried to unionize a few times? It’s not easy to gain plants in the south.
First, opposition to unions in the south is no joke, a substantial chunk of people hate unions down there. Second, like in the case of Chattanooga, the state governments hate unions too and will be more than happy to hop in and support the cause to encourage voting no.
Are there thousands of workers that would vote to join the UAW across all the un-unionized brands? Probably. But they would need tens of thousands to succed in doing that. This sounds like a unions wish list, which is fine. But don’t get your hopes up for this to actually happen anytime soon, if ever at all.
Anyone remember the Chattanooga Volkswagen plant that they’ve tried to unionize a few times? It’s not easy to gain plants in the south.
First, opposition to unions in the south is no joke, a substantial chunk of people hate unions down there. Second, like in the case of Chattanooga, the state governments hate unions too and will be more than happy to hop in and support the cause to encourage voting no.
Are there thousands of workers that would vote to join the UAW across all the un-unionized brands? Probably. But they would need tens of thousands to succed in doing that. This sounds like a unions wish list, which is fine. But don’t get your hopes up for this to actually happen anytime soon, if ever at all.
You are 100% correct. Bob Corker, senator at the time got heavily involved in the process.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/02/12/sen-bob-corker-cant-stand-the-united-auto-workers-an-annotated-interview/
not to mention VW gave all of their plant workers an 11% raise after the UAW strike
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/volkswagen-becomes-latest-automaker-hike-wages-us-factory-workers-2023-11-22/