Tennessee's GOP governor says Volkswagen plant workers made a mistake in union vote


by AP News

AP News— Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee says he thinks workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga made a mistake by voting to unionize under the United Auto Workers.

The Washington Times—Business owner Tenn. Gov. Bill Lee says Volkswagen plant workers made mistake in union vote. Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee said Monday that he thinks workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga made a mistake by voting to unionize under the United Auto Workers in a landslide election but acknowledged the choice was ultimately up to them.

ABC News—Volkswagen workers in Tennessee have voted to join UAW, union says. 4,326 workers at the Volkswagen facility were eligible to vote.

The Washington Post—Volkswagen workers in Tennessee pass historic vote to unionize. VW workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., became the first big auto plant in the South to join the United Auto Workers in a victory for organized labor.