The American Council of Employees is sharply criticizing Volkswagen in Chattanooga, saying its new labor policy is purposely favoring the rival United Auto Workers.
ACE said it has submitted hundreds of signed "revocation statements" which signified employee intention to revoke any prior authorization of representation by the UAW.
But it said VW declined to recognize the revocation statements. ACE said VW indicated the recent verification of UAW membership was based solely on a random sampling from an unsubstantiated list of employee names, without any requirement for supporting documentation or employee signatures.
"We are very troubled by the fact that Volkswagen has chosen to ignore signed statements clarifying the wishes of so many of its employees, while at the same time orchestrating a process by which the UAW's membership is verified without any supporting documentation whatsoever," said Maury Nicely, a local lawyer representing ACE, in a statement.
See more in Tuesday's Times Free Press.