UAW Eyes Tennessee Volkswagen Plant for Unionization

United Auto Workers announced on Dec. 7 that more than 30 percent of workers at Volkswagen Chattanooga have signaled support for unionization.

Workers produce vehicles at Volkswagen's U.S. plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Aug. 31, 2017. Erik Schelzig/AP Photo

Workers at the only Volkswagen plant in the United States have started a new campaign to unionize, the United Auto Workers (UAW) labor union announced on Dec. 7.

More than 1,000 workers have signed union authorization cards, representing more than 30 percent of the plant’s total workforce. The plant is the largest employer in Chattanooga, Tennessee’s fourth largest city, with about 5,500 employees.