VW workers in Tennessee file petition to join UAW

Volkswagen employees at an assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to become part of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union.

This marks the first non-union auto plant to file for a union election among those where workers have been attempting to organize in recent months, UAW said on Monday.

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