Volkswagen Tennessee Union Bid on Hold in Big Defeat for UAW (2)

Volkswagen will escape a second unionization effort at its Chattanooga, Tenn., plant for the time being after the National Labor Relations Board sided with the company in a legal dispute with the United Auto Workers.

The NLRB in an unexpected move May 3, granted Volkswagen’s request to put the election on hold. The company argued that a separate legal dispute over the UAW’s earlier attempt to organize a smaller group of workers must be resolved before workers can vote on whether to be represented by the union plant-wide.

NLRB Chairman John Ring (R) and Member Marvin Kaplan (R) agreed to ...