PRESS STATEMENT "IG Metall supports the efforts of the United Auto Workers (UAW)"

Jörg Hofmann: “IG Metall supports the efforts of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. The Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga is—along with the plants in China—the only one where there is no union representation. The southern United States is particularly anti-union. The political climate is extremely tense. Anti-union lobbying groups are active. Volkswagen has committed to neutral conduct in the run-up to the election, in accordance with U.S. labor law. However, according to our information, this commitment has been repeatedly undermined in the past. For example, anti-union flyers were distributed at the plant, and supervisors asked employees to give management a chance to resolve the issues without the union. We have brought these violations of compliance rules to the company’s attention, and the company has assured us that it will put a stop to them. We want fair treatment and wish our UAW colleagues every success in the upcoming election.”