Autoworkers' union decries "interference" prior to vote at VW plant

The leading US autoworkers union charged Friday
that a "firestorm" of interferenece from politicians and outside
special interest groups affected a vote on union representation last
week at a Volkswagen auto plant in Tennessee, according to dpa.
Workers at the factory in Chattanooga voted 712-626 against
representation by the United Auto Workers union (UAW) based on a
model common in German industry.
The UAW on Friday filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations
Board (NLRB) saying politicians and "politically motivated third
parties" put out a message prior to the vote that the economic future
of the plant would be threatened by a move to unionize.