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Tennessee Volkswagen workers filed a petition to join the UAW on March 18, 'The Guardian' reports.
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Today, we are one step closer to making a good job at Volkswagen into a great career, Isaac Meadows, a production team member in assembly at the Volkswagen plant, via press release.
Right now, we miss time with our families because so much of our paid-time-off is burned up during the summer and winter shutdowns.
, Isaac Meadows, a production team member in assembly at the Volkswagen plant, via press release.
We shouldn’t have to choose between our family and our job.
By winning our union and a real voice at Volkswagen, we can negotiate for more time with our families, Isaac Meadows, a production team member in assembly at the Volkswagen plant, via press release.
The Chattanooga Volkswagen plant is currently the company's only global plant without union representation.
As it stands, we don’t really have a whole lot of freedom at work, we don’t have a whole lot of say on how things are done and how things go on.
, Zach Costello, a worker at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga since 2017, to 'The Guardian'.
Our lives are at work and if our lives spend so much time at work and we have no say, then how free are you?
, Zach Costello, a worker at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga since 2017, to 'The Guardian'.
If people truly want a democratic life, regardless of how good their job is, worker organization is very important, Zach Costello, a worker at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga since 2017, to 'The Guardian'.
Amid the plant's union organizing campaign, unfair labor practice charges have been filed by the UAW against Volkswagen.
The UAW has accused the company of union busting, which Volkswagen denies