UAW Says A Dialogue Has Been Established With Executives At New VW Plant

After decades of getting the cold shoulder from automakers in the South, the United Auto Workers union is courting the region's newcomer, Volkswagen.

UAW southern region director Gary Casteel told The Associated Press that the Wolfsburg, Germany-based automaker has traditionally had an organized work force globally and that makes executives and employees at the new Chattanooga assembly plant "more willing to talk to unions about representation."