The plant in Chattanooga, USA, owned by Volkswagen risks making history for the German giant. Because its workers decided to join the United Auto Workersbetter known as UAW: we are talking about one of the most important American unions, if not the most important, voted by 73% of the employees of the Volkswagen factory located in Tennessee.
Historic agreement with the unions
Why are we talking about historical agreement? Because, as highlighted by Ansa, we are in fact faced with the first automotive factory in the South to decide to join the union through elections from the 1940s to today. Mostly foreign-owned, another record therefore. Extreme satisfaction for the UAW, which he is now targeting other foreign companies in the sector: we are talking about BMW above all, but also Honda, Hyundai, Mazda, Mercedes, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota and Volvo.
Volkswagen and UAW
A new step forward therefore for the union, which towards the end of last year had reached a provisional contractual agreement with General Motors, following the model established with Ford and Jeep just a few weeks earlier. In all these cases there has been talk of agreements that will last four years and eight months, and provide for general salary increases of a quarter and adjustments to the cost of living, for an overall increase in salaries of over 30% in the four years and eight months of duration of the contract.
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