US Volkswagen Employees , Want to Join United Auto Workers.<br />Tennessee Volkswagen workers filed a petition to join the UAW on March 18, 'The Guardian' reports. .<br />Today, we are one step closer <br />to making a good job at <br />Volkswagen into a great career, Isaac Meadows, a production team member in assembly <br />at the Volkswagen plant, via press release.<br />Right now, we miss time with our <br />families because so much of our <br />paid-time-off is burned up during <br />the summer and winter shutdowns. , Isaac Meadows, a production team member in assembly <br />at the Volkswagen plant, via press release.<br />We shouldn’t have to choose <br />between our family and our job. <br />By winning our union and a real <br />voice at Volkswagen, we can negotiate <br />for more time with our families, Isaac Meadows, a production team member in assembly <br />at the Volkswagen plant, via press release.<br />The Chattanooga Volkswagen plant is currently the company's only global <br />plant without union representation.<br />As it stands, we don’t really have a <br />whole lot of freedom at work, we don’t <br />have a whole lot of say on how things <br />are done and how things go on. , Zach Costello, a worker at the Volkswagen <br />plant in Chattanooga since 2017, to 'The Guardian'.<br /> Our lives are at work and if our lives <br />spend so much time at work and we <br />have no say, then how free are you? , Zach Costello, a worker at the Volkswagen <br />plant in Chattanooga since 2017, to 'The Guardian'.<br />If people truly want a democratic life, <br />regardless of how good their job is, <br />worker organization is very important, Zach Costello, a worker at the Volkswagen <br />plant in Chattanooga since 2017, to 'The Guardian'.<br />Amid the plant's union organizing <br />campaign, unfair labor practice charges have been filed by the UAW against Volkswagen.<br />The UAW has accused the company of <br />union busting, which Volkswagen denies
