[vharlow]

I read on a lefty blog, I think, that the only reason they lost the vote is because Volkswagen sided with them! There was some deal they would get if they went union.... Thought it likely spin. I certainly hope they don’t try again.

[hinckley buzzard]

Volkswagen was neutral to congenial to the union. It is just spin to blame the union's repudiation on their support. But I guess on a "lefty blog" the eeevil corporation can do nothing good.

[Oatka]

This, from the World Socialist Website (put your agenda filters on high), but interesting nontheless, reinforcing the old Roman dictum "Who watches the watchmen?":

Behind the backs of the Chattanooga workers, the UAW signed a “neutrality agreement” pledging that any future labor agreement would be committed to “maintaining and where possible enhancing the cost advantages and other competitive advantages [Volkswagen] enjoys relative to its competitors in the United States and North America.”

While also agreeing to maintain “high standards” of productivity, i.e., speedup and sweat shop exploitation, the UAW pledged to prevent any strikes, pickets or slowdowns—in other words, to serve as an industrial police force for the company.