Volkswagen to Appeal NLRB Ruling on Tennessee Union Election
- Plea to court follows rejection this month by U.S. labor board
- UAW won December vote to represent plant's maintenance workers
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Volkswagen AG said it plans a court appeal of a U.S. labor board’s decision that allowed a union representation election for a portion of the workforce at the automaker’s Tennessee factory.
The National Labor Relations Board earlier this month rejected Volkswagen’s appeal of a December election in which maintenance workers at the Chattanooga plant voted 108-44 for representation by the United Auto Workers union, saying those employees are “readily identifiable as a group.” The company has contended that any union-represented unit at the plant should include both maintenance and production workers.