Signs encourage Volkswagen workers to vote yes for the United Auto Workers labor union. The UAW will make its case for another vote during a hearing that starts Monday.View our Volkswagen/UAW special page with timeline, slideshow, local and national coverage and opinions
AT A GLANCE• What: NLRB hearing• When: Starts at 9 a.m. Monday• Where: Hamilton County Courthouse, fourth floor• At stake: Whether VW plant workers’ rejection of UAW representation will stand, or the union will win a new vote• Online coverage: Stay with www.timesfreepress.com Monday for live coverage of the hearing
Bob CorkerA plant’s future. A union’s survival. A company’s goal to be No. 1. A city’s place in the automotive world.
Much is at stake Monday, observers say, when a federal agency kicks off a hearing in Chattanooga on the United Auto Workers’ effort to hold another vote to organize the city’s Volkswagen plant.
“It will basically dictate the future of labor relationships in the area,” said Jesse Toprak, chief analyst for Cars.com. “It will set a precedent for working conditions for thousands in the area. It’s certainly a critical decision.”