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15. Good news and a great opportunity to organize the place

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Fri Mar 23, 2012, 06:34 AM

Mar 2012

VW has publically stated they don’t understand why workers are not in unions in America and would be ok with American workers forming a union in their American factories.

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Volkswagen to add 800 workers at Tennessee plant [View all] Julian Englis Mar 2012 OP

Offshoring! Outsourcing! Bah!! Jobs should stay in the home country!!!! nt dmallind Mar 2012 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Mar 2012 #3

HAHAHA!!! You beat me to it!! harmonicon Mar 2012 #6

That is good news. Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #2

They use a temp agency to staff the factory. dotymed Mar 2012 #4

That's true but they still desperately need the jobs. Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #5

"ownership society" was always a scam. harmonicon Mar 2012 #7

They're making about $14/hour while their colleagues are doing the same work in Germany for about Brickbat Mar 2012 #8

Passats in Germany cost $20,000 more? madville Mar 2012 #11

How much of that 20k Dokkie Mar 2012 #12

Nothing like that price over here dipsydoodle Mar 2012 #14

Actually it's between 20 and 35$/hour. Celefin Mar 2012 #13

If only the cars that Volkswagen made in that factory didn't look like Toyotas. onehandle Mar 2012 #9

Mixed feelings because it's non-UAW Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #10

Good news and a great opportunity to organize the place DLC_GOPLite Mar 2012 #15