Republicans lick wounds after Chattanooga Volkswagen union vote

Tennessee’s Republican leaders are putting a happy face on defeat after Volkswagen workers voted overwhelmingly to unionize at the Chattanooga plant.

With more than 4,325 VW employees casting ballots, workers voted 2,628-985 for representation by the United Auto Workers last week, marking a milestone for workers at a foreign-owned auto plant.

Gov. Bill Lee opposed the UAW vote a week ago with neighboring states’ Republican governors, warning it could stop auto manufacturing jobs in the region.

Lee said Monday he felt the outcome was a “loss for workers” but not a defeat for himself and other Republican leaders who spoke out against unionization at the Chattanooga facility.





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