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Volkswagen workers at a Tennessee plant have signed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to vote to join union.
The United Auto Workers announced the move on Monday, March 18.
It’s part of the union's efforts to organize workers at nonunion auto plants across the US.
The majority of Volkswagen employees endorsed the union by signing cards in just over three months.
Volkswagen's Chattanooga plant is the company's sole assembly facility in the US.
It shows the UAW's ongoing struggle to bring union representation to foreign-owned automakers within the country.
Previous efforts did not garner enough support to establish union representation at plants owned by foreign manufacturers like Volkswagen and Nissan.
However, the UAW remains persistent.
In 2019, the union's bid was narrowly defeated in a vote among Chattanooga plant workers.
Over 4,000 workers at the Chattanooga plant now face the decision of whether to join the UAW.
Volkswagen affirms its commitment to the democratic process by supporting the NLRB's administration of the upcoming election.
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Volkswagen emphasizes the quality of its workplace environment and competitive wages, ranging from $23.40 to $32.40 per hour.
However, these rates fall short of the hourly wages secured by the UAW in its recent agreements with Detroit-based automakers.
It varies from approximately $25 to $36, with projections reaching beyond $42 by the contract's end.
This union drive at Volkswagen is part of a broader strategy by the UAW to organize approximately 150,000 workers across 13 nonunion automakers in the US.
It includes industry giants like BMW, Honda, and Tesla.
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