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The Hamilton County Commission may throw its weight behind opposing unionization at Volkswagen Chattanooga, after Commissioner Tim Boyd said Thursday that labor organizing at the plant could harm economic development.
The United Auto Workers has been courting VW to organize its labor force, and the company has hinted at starting a German-style labor council at its Chattanooga plant in coming months.
During an agenda session Thursday, Boyd asked Chairman Larry Henry to draft a letter for commissioners to sign supporting the anti-union stances of Gov. Bill Haslam, the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce and the Chattanooga Regional Manufacturers Association.
“If UAW gets a hold on [Volkswagen] it will be like a cancer on economic growth in Hamilton County,” Boyd said.