Bernd OsterlohA top German labor leader who has expressed support for a works council labor board at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant met today with some employees and managers at the factory.
Bernd Osterloh, who heads VW’s global works council, gathered both with top managers and select workers, said employees.
Osterloh this afternoon is slated to meet with Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam in Nashville. He also may meet with U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn.
Osterloh, who sits on VW’s powerful supervisory board, had scheduled a visit in October, but plane trouble in Germany had postponed the meeting. He was accompanied on his visit by a couple of other supervisory board members.
Volkswagen employee Dave Gleeson said he thinks Osterloh’s visit is a positive.