US Volkswagen workers file for union election to join United Auto Workers

Tennessee plant is currently the only Volkswagen plant globally without union representation, according to the UAW

Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee filed a petition to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) on Monday after a supermajority of workers at the plant signed union authorization cards.

It is the first union election filing for the union since it launched a massive campaign aimed at organizing 150,000 workers at non-unionized auto plants in the US in the wake of securing historic gains in their contracts at the big three US automakers, Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis last year.