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VW workers at Tennessee plant reject union
Associated Press ^ | Feb. 14, 2014 10:05 PM EST | Erik Schelzig and Tom Krisher

Posted on 02/14/2014 7:16:40 PM PST by Olog-hai

Edited on 02/14/2014 7:28:26 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Workers at a Volkswagen factory in Tennessee have voted against union representation, a devastating loss that derails the United Auto Workers union's effort to organize Southern factories.

The 712-626 vote released late Friday stunned many labor experts who expected a UAW win because Volkswagen tacitly endorsed the union and even allowed organizers into the Chattanooga factory to make sales pitches.

The UAW for decades has tried without success to organize a foreign-owned plant in a region that's wary of organized labor. The loss now makes it even harder for the union to recruit members at another Southern factory.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Front Page News; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: bobcorker; liberalagenda; tennessee; uaw; unions; unionthugs; volkswagen; vw
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To: Oatka

47% to 53% roughly.

That’s a mandate, right?


21 posted on 02/14/2014 7:33:00 PM PST by ltc8k6
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To: Olog-hai

FREEDOM!

22 posted on 02/14/2014 7:33:03 PM PST by Spitzensparkin1 (Arrest and deport all illegal aliens. Americans demand those jobs back! Hoorah, Arizona!)
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To: ltc8k6

Beat me to it. Everything Obama wants and touches fails. The Obama admin must be in panic mode trying to save Dear Leader from himself.


23 posted on 02/14/2014 7:34:16 PM PST by matt04
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To: Olog-hai

Getting close.


24 posted on 02/14/2014 7:35:00 PM PST by Nuc 1.1 (Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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To: Olog-hai

ED Schuttz is crying The PRO UNION workers told him they “KNEW” they had the votes.


25 posted on 02/14/2014 7:35:49 PM PST by therut
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To: Olog-hai

Corker should have kept his big trap shut. Why give the UAW any ammo in this fight. Corker needs to go away.
http://www.nooga.com/165444/corker-reiterates-statement-linking-uaw-vote-and-suv/

Chattanooga lucked out on this vote. Thank you Volkswagen workers for not bringing the UAW to our city!


26 posted on 02/14/2014 7:36:19 PM PST by BloomNTn
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To: Oatka

This was something that VW tacitly endorsed, so the close vote wasn’t surprising.


27 posted on 02/14/2014 7:37:12 PM PST by Arthurio
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To: Olog-hai

Good news.


28 posted on 02/14/2014 7:37:30 PM PST by Rusty0604
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To: ltc8k6
“Obama said everyone was in favor of the UAW representing Volkswagen except for local politicians who “are more concerned about German shareholders than American workers,”

As opposed to our politicians in the White House and D.C. who don't give a damn about American workers and are more concerned about supporting the muslim brotherhood than Americans.

29 posted on 02/14/2014 7:37:38 PM PST by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: wetgundog

According to the Chatanooga Times Free Press the UAW just kicked them out of their post-vote whine fest.


31 posted on 02/14/2014 7:41:25 PM PST by dogcaller
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To: Olog-hai

Smart move. Just say no to union scum.


32 posted on 02/14/2014 7:43:30 PM PST by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: Olog-hai

Yeah, who in their right minds would want to hand over a part of their paycheck for basically nothing (plus know that politically part of that money would support things you don’t like as a Conservative)!?


33 posted on 02/14/2014 7:44:11 PM PST by JSDude1 (Defeat Hagan, elect a Constutional Conservative: Dr. Greg Brannon!)
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To: ltc8k6

Substitute merde for Midas. you won’t need reverse.


34 posted on 02/14/2014 7:44:30 PM PST by meatloaf (Impeach Obama. That's my New Year's resolution.)
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To: BloomNTn

Corker is an ass. His stupid comments might result in a revote.


35 posted on 02/14/2014 7:56:25 PM PST by LowTaxesEqualsProsperity
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To: Olog-hai

But.. but.. Obie told us everybody was in favor of the union.


36 posted on 02/14/2014 8:06:01 PM PST by ArmstedFragg (Hoaxey Dopey Changey)
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To: Olog-hai

37 posted on 02/14/2014 8:09:20 PM PST by JPG (Yes We Can morphs into Make It Hurt.)
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To: JPG

Unions have become money laundering operations for DNC.

What a relief they LOST this one!
:-)


38 posted on 02/14/2014 8:33:52 PM PST by 4Liberty (Optimal institutions - optimal economy.)
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To: Olog-hai

People who want to keep their jobs, now make popcorn and see what lawsuits demand a judge force them to join


39 posted on 02/14/2014 8:43:51 PM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: Army Air Corps
WOW!!! guess they realized the money is better off in their pocket than in the pocket of some commieRAT union thug boss's pocket... just damn

there's hope for the American factory worker yet!

the mutt in the white hut will NOT be pleased...

40 posted on 02/14/2014 9:01:34 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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