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United Auto Workers
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Vorys on Labor
Disputes Between Volkswagen and UAW Continue
By Allen Kinzer
Earlier this month, Volkswagen appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., in an effort to overturn the NLRB’s decision upholding the UAW’s election win to represent about…
Vorys on Labor
VW to Continue Micro-Unit Fight with UAW
By Allen Kinzer
The NRLB recently gave the UAW an expected victory. As readers of this blog will recall, the UAW is seeking to represent about 165 skilled maintenance workers at the VW…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
Business Groups Support VW’s Challenge To NLRB’s Specialty Healthcare Standard
By Ronald Meisburg, Kurt G. Larkin
As many in the employer community are aware, late last month the United Auto Workers won the right to represent a group of maintenance employees working at Volkswagen’s auto manufacturing…
Vorys on Labor
UAW Wins VW Election of Skilled Maintenance Workers
By Allen Kinzer
The UAW won the election to represent 165 skilled maintenance workers at VW’s Chattanooga facility. There were 108 “yes” votes in favor of UAW representation and 44 “no” votes against…
Vorys on Labor
UAW Files Election Petition for 165 Maintenance Workers at VW Plant
By Allen Kinzer
On October 23, the UAW filed an NLRB election petition to represent about 165 skilled maintenance workers at VW’s Chattanooga plant. This petition for a union vote comes 20 months…
Compensation & Benefits Blog
GM Not Obligated to Make $450 Million Contribution to Fund Union Retiree Health Benefits
The Sixth Circuit held that GM was not obligated to contribute $450 million to fund retiree health benefits for UAW members because the most recent contract between the UAW and…
Vorys on Labor
UAW Gains Recognition at Volkswagen
By Allen Kinzer
It’s certainly unconventional for the U.S. labor movement, but the UAW scored a victory at VW in Chattanooga. VW has agreed to meet with the UAW bi-weekly to discuss work…
Employer Labor Relations
The UAW and Non-Union Automakers: If at First You Don’t Succeed, Why Try Again?
By: Bradford L. Livingston Earlier this month the United Auto Workers (UAW) announced that it had withdrawn its challenges to an NLRB representation election the union lost at a Chattanooga,…
Labor Law Prof Blog
UAW Drops Challenge To VW-Chattanooga Vote
In a bit of a surprise, the UAW announced today that it will drop its challenge against its recent election loss at VW-Chattanooga. The UAW cited the prospect of…
Vorys on Labor
UAW’s Election Objections At VW Take An Interesting Turn
By Nelson Cary
By Al Kinzer On March 10, 2014, the NLRB Acting Regional Director issued an order allowing two groups of VW workers opposed to the UAW and an another organization to…