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Thursday, September 12, 2013

Were a majority of VW’s American workers coerced and threatened into signing UAW cards?

If it's illegal when a company coerces employees, what about a union?
By: LaborUnionReport (Diary) | September 11th, 2013
With its future hinging on unionizing the American factories of foreign automakers, the United Auto Workers has been desperately courting Volkwagen’s 2700 employees Tennessee since 2011.
According to news reports on Wednesday, a majority of Volkswagen AG’s employees in Chattanooga have signed union authorization cards indicating the desire “to join VW’s Global Works Council and supporting cooperative and collaborative relations with the company.”

The UAW is claiming that the cards are as valid as the workers having voted in an election.   The question that is not being posed, however, is: Were the majority of VW’s workers’ signatures gathered based threats, coercion and fear tactics?  You may recall that, back in June, Stephan Wolf, a high-ranking German union official with Volkswagen AG issued an ultimatum to VW’s American workers in the press:....To Read More...

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