Sunday, May 12, 2019

VOICES: Tennessee governor and Volkswagen give middle finger to workers

https://www.facingsouth.org/2019/05/voices-tennessee-governor-and-volkswagen-give-middle-finger-workers?fbclid=IwAR3gMCCHWlAFWM3PKoKWiUr7rHAOZvx0CXcxFgZLC6nMukIWttHTtU4GsEg
"In an extraordinary act of coercion, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee led an anti-union meeting on Monday at Chattanooga's Volkswagen plant, where last month workers petitioned the National Labor Relations Board for an election to join the United Auto Workers. All of the plant's day shift employees were required to attend, but the broader public was shut out. No other politicians were invited, and journalists were not allowed in the building. Audio of the meeting, obtained by Labor Notes, reveals the most powerful politician in the state throwing his support behind Volkswagen management and against the plant's workers."