United Auto Workers Union Stunned by Devastating Defeat in Tennessee: Workers at a Volkswagen factory in Tennessee have voted against union representation, a devastating loss that...

SchoonerPete

Workers at a Volkswagen factory in Tennessee have voted against union representation, a devastating loss that derails the United Auto Workers unions effort to organize Southern factories. Read more...http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/02/14/united-auto-workers-union-stunned-by-devastating-defeat-in-tennessee/

Ricko Loc: Florida

SchoonerPete wrote:

Workers at a Volkswagen factory in Tennessee have voted against union representation, a devastating loss that derails the United Auto Workers unions effort to organize Southern factories. Read more...http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/02/14/united-auto-workers-union-stunned-by-devastating-defeat-in-tennessee/

SchoonerPete-great news. Now we need to get unions totally out of the Public Sector. Good Luck America !!!

FOXFIRE Loc: SW Commonwealth of Virginia

Ricko wrote:

SchoonerPete-great news. Now we need to get unions totally out of the Public Sector. Good Luck America !!!

Yes, and here in the coalfields---the UMW need to go.

BoJester

No surprise that the UAW lost. The state is all republican, the hate working people and use scare tactics, and Corker was rabble rousing with his usual lies.

The fact is the VW wanted the union, and did not oppose the UAW efforts.

But there will other opportunities, and Corker will not always be in the senate

http://www.thestreet.com/story/12385307/1/why-should-anyone-be-surprised-by-uaws-loss-in-tennessee.html?puc=yahoo&cm_ven=YAHOO

bmac32 Loc: West Florida

Stunned, hell I would have been stunned if they were let in!

SchoonerPete wrote:

Workers at a Volkswagen factory in Tennessee have voted against union representation, a devastating loss that derails the United Auto Workers unions effort to organize Southern factories. Read more...http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/02/14/united-auto-workers-union-stunned-by-devastating-defeat-in-tennessee/

SchoonerPete

BoJester wrote:

No surprise that the UAW lost. The state is all republican, the hate working people and use scare tactics, and Corker was rabble rousing with his usual lies.

The fact is the VW wanted the union, and did not oppose the UAW efforts.

But there will other opportunities, and Corker will not always be in the senate

http://www.thestreet.com/story/12385307/1/why-should-anyone-be-surprised-by-uaws-loss-in-tennessee.html?puc=yahoo&cm_ven=YAHOO

Just the moronic response I would expect from you, since you're pretty feeble minded.

BoJester

Damn boy, you best quit staring into that mirror of yours.

Each post/reply reveals your stupidity and lack of functioning brain power, not to mention, you avoid the truth like the plague, or in your case, a bath.

SchoonerPete wrote:

Just the moronic response I would expect from you, since you're pretty feeble minded.

bahmer

bmac32 wrote:

Stunned, hell I would have been stunned if they were let in!

I don'r know of any factory or industry that would want a union as unions are always invited in by the workers and not the owners.

SchoonerPete

BoJester wrote:

Damn boy, you best quit staring into that mirror of yours.

Each post/reply reveals your stupidity and lack of functioning brain power, not to mention, you avoid the truth like the plague, or in your case, a bath.

Your stupidity and childishness is amplified in each of your moronic responses. Nothing new for you. I'm surprised that you can even spell the word "truth" as you wouldn't recognize it if it hit you in your fat queer butt.

bmac32 Loc: West Florida

We, the workers went through the invite in and the final vote wasn't even close. Less than 3% wanted union. Two manufacturing plants and 80 some labs coast to coast.

bahmer wrote:

I don'r know of any factory or industry that would want a union as unions are always invited in by the workers and not the owners.

hprinze Loc: Central Florida

SchoonerPete wrote:

Workers at a Volkswagen factory in Tennessee have voted against union representation, a devastating loss that derails the United Auto Workers unions effort to organize Southern factories. Read more...http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/02/14/united-auto-workers-union-stunned-by-devastating-defeat-in-tennessee/

That shows that not all auto workers are stupid.

Since Obama illegally bailed out the GM and Chrysler auto unions, I wonder how the union members will fare with China taking over 70% now and probably 100% of auto procuction in the future.

Kevyn

Union workplaces have far fewer workplace injures and deaths. Union employees earn more in both pay and benefits and stay at the same job for longer than workers in similar non union shops. Union dues is typically less than ten percent of the difference in salary from similar non union workplaces. Sadly the workers in The south are fed a line of anti union nonsense by big business and their shills and they continue to vote against their own best interest. The decline of the middle class in the US almost exactly follows the decline in union membership, workers organizing and sticking together will help restore our standard of living a continued decline in union membership will lead to a continued decline of the middle class.

AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State

BoJester wrote:

No surprise that the UAW lost. The state is all republican, the hate working people and use scare tactics, and Corker was rabble rousing with his usual lies.

The fact is the VW wanted the union, and did not oppose the UAW efforts.

But there will other opportunities, and Corker will not always be in the senate

http://www.thestreet.com/story/12385307/1/why-should-anyone-be-surprised-by-uaws-loss-in-tennessee.html?puc=yahoo&cm_ven=YAHOO

Except for the fact the workers are currently being paid more per hour in TN in the Volkswagen factory.

The fact is Volkswagen did not want a "union". They support a "Workers Council" working with management. There is a substantial difference in how the "Workers Council" works in Germany then what the UAW does. The fact that the senior members of the UAW make high six figure salaries could also have some impact on the employees decisions.

AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State

Kevyn wrote:

Union workplaces have far fewer workplace injures ... (show quote)

The workers at the TN VW plant are making more then UAW workers. There has been zero evidence of "more workplace injuries" in any of the auto plants in the south.

Actually, the workers in the south pretty much figure they can speak for themselves and do not need somebody making six figures, which most union negotiators make, to speak for them.

Those stupid southerners are doing quite well in their new factories. They, in fact, are receiving equal types of benefits.

Richard Rowland

I for one will never be against the unionization of a privately owned,or publicly held cooperation. They had a much needed place in history. If you don't believe that try reading a little history on the subject. Unionization in this day, and age, in the-one world concept-is unworkable for all but a few industries. Manufacturing is all but lost, however, there are areas that can still benefit. Transportation industries, the services industries, construction,and some agriculture industry can still benefit, these industries can't be shipped out or so easily integrated by foreign interests. Unfortunately, the workers of the world are slowly being encircled by one collective collar. Everyone making the same wage and having the same ho-hum existence, just another means of Communism!