UAW President Bob King said Tuesday that a German-style works council could improve worker representation at a U.S. auto plant.
"I have always been impressed with the co-determination system. I think that one reason that Volkswagen is arguably one of the most successful companies in the world is because every single one of their facilities have employee representation," King said during an interview for Autoline, which airs on Detroit's public television channel WTVS.
The UAW has enlisted the support of German union IG Metall to win the right to represent workers at Volkswagen's assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn.
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