To clear the legal path for this NLRB vote, the UAW had to disclaim the micro-unit of about 170 maintenance workers. Rather than continue to litigate over a micro-unit, the UAW decided to go for the traditional bargaining unit of all production and maintenance workers employed by VW in Chattanooga.
Following a tight contest in 2014, this election will be the UAW’s second attempt for VW’s production and maintenance employees.