Here’s my rationale:
1. Tennessee is a “right to work” state, so the 985 employees who voted against the union cannot be compelled to join it.
2. VW isn’t going to have any interest in administering two different compensation structures. So they are going to end up paying the non-union workers the same as the union workers anyway.
3. The 2,628 UAW workers are going to realize they’re getting shafted because everyone is getting paid the same, but only the UAW members are paying union dues.
THE END
Sounds plausible. How much are the union dues?
That’s my thought too. When they the non-union members get the same treatment, who’d want to pay dues?
4. VW assembles a committee to identify any waste in the manufacturing process and come up with a way to streamline it.
5. Makes an investment in new robotics and automation.
6. Start laying folks off