Union win at VW Chattanooga would be just the start
A union win at Volkswagen this week could make for a different work life for employees, though not right away, according to experts.

A union win at Volkswagen this week could make for a different work life for employees, though not right away, according to experts.

Union supporters rallied Sunday ahead of what they called a potentially historic election at Volkswagen Chattanooga this week to organize a foreign automaker in the South.

Darrell Belcher, who was raised in Cleveland, Tennessee, recalls a time when union members for a large appliance maker there went out on strike.

Victor Vaughn said there's "a different dynamic" surrounding the effort to organize the Volkswagen Chattanooga plant than the last two elections, when aligning with the United Auto Workers was voted down.

A Chattanooga firm was an adviser in the sale of a company that will help grow an artificial grass business with major operations in Dalton, Georgia, and Dayton, Tennessee.

A top Hyatt Hotels executive said Tuesday in Chattanooga the lodging company was looking to break into the market, and downtown's Southside was the right fit.

A four-story residential and commercial structure will serve as a new gateway building at the edge of Chattanooga's Southside, officials said Monday.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Monday that Volkswagen Chattanooga workers shouldn't "risk their futures" by choosing the United Auto Workers as their bargaining representatives in an upcoming election.

With United Auto Workers membership sliding to its lowest point in nearly 15 years in 2023, Volkswagen Chattanooga may hold the keys to helping drive the union's future, observers said.

An attorney for a group of Walden citizens has dropped an ouster petition against a town alderwoman, citing a November election for her post.
