Correct. They want to deal with representatives of the workers.
There is nothing wrong with that. You have to define processes and procedures and have the employees involved in this. It’s not the 20th century model of workers being antagonistic towards the bosses and vice versa.
Management and workers should be on the same team, sharing an interest in what is best for the company.
That is what VW wants.
Unfortunately, the US law is stuck in the adversarial model.
VW can solve that issue by moving north. Easy fix for VW’s desire for unions.