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UAW slammed over Chattanooga Volkswagen factory

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Channel: chattanooga times free press · 2013 · News & Politics

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United Auto Workers was slammed at a forum on labor organization efforts at Chattanooga's Volkswagen factory.

The plant's former head of manufacturing, Don Jackson, said he wasn't sure what a union could improve at the factory. He claimed the UAW would drive a wedge between management and employees and even take employees out of the picture.
UAW officials say they intentionally stayed away from the meeting because they didn't want any trouble.
Still, a UAW official we spoke with said southern auto plants that have unions have seen plenty of investment and new jobs, and that some people just don't want workers to have a voice.
But critics say union rules require hiring more people than needed to produce cars, which hurts a company's ability to compete.
And that the UAW has lost a lot of members and needs Chattanooga more than Chattanooga needs it.

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