Unions offer better VW work advocates
I was surprised that Chattanooga VW workers did not vote to join the UAW union on the previous opportunities. They have another chance to change that in the near future, if they can stop listening to blowhards from the county courthouse. For some reason, Mayor Wamp is trying to use his bully pulpit to bad-mouth the unionization of our Volkswagen workers.
In the mid-60s I was fortunate to land summer jobs at Penn-Dixie Cement Plant in my hometown during my four years in college. Guys my age were lucky to find positions at a unionized plant, where the pay was about $3.50/hour, better than most of the blue collar jobs elsewhere. I appreciated then the union’s influence in creating a good wage for employees, with other benefits.
Fast forward 60 years, and I still believe a unionized workforce at VW would be the best fit for the employees. There are much better work advocates for average workers to put faith in than politicians, most of whom come with silver spoons in their mouths, never having worked anything like a blue collar job in their lives. It’s no wonder many folks don’t trust guys in suits; they have no idea what it’s like to depend on a job’s wages to get by in life.
Readers, your homework will be to watch “Norma Rae” to see how much unions are needed. Stop listening to folks who don’t have your good intentions in mind.