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Dycus: Let VW workers make up their own minds

Staff file photo by Erin O. Smith / Volkswagen employees work around vehicles moving down the assembly line at the assembly plant in Chattanooga in this file photo.
Staff file photo by Erin O. Smith / Volkswagen employees work around vehicles moving down the assembly line at the assembly plant in Chattanooga in this file photo. Staff file photo by Erin O. Smith / Volkswagen employees work around vehicles moving down the assembly line at the assembly plant in Chattanooga in this file photo.

“Don’t be a busybody.”

Many of us learn this simple phrase as children. We are taught that it is impolite to meddle in other people’s business or stick our noses in places where they do not belong.

Unfortunately, several prominent Tennesseans seems to have forgotten both that lesson and, in turn, their manners.

In just a couple of days, all eyes will be on the Scenic City as Volkswagen workers decide whether they want to be represented by the United Auto Workers.

It’s been a long, hard and difficult road to get to this point.