The UAW is closer than it has been in decades to organizing a foreign-based assembly plant, thanks to support from the largest auto union in Germany, which is urging workers at Volkswagen's Chattanooga, Tenn., factory that the UAW could improve their work life.
IG Metall President Berthold Huber sent a letter to the VW Tennessee workers urging them to vote for UAW representation. Volkswagen's board member in charge of human resources, Horst Neumann, also told reporters in Europe this month that the automaker is in discussions with the UAW on the matter.
These developments signal that the UAW has a serious shot at winning Volkswagen's backing in its bid to convince workers to join the union.
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