From Payday Report: Chattanooga Officials Threaten Subsidizes if VW Unionizes – German Courts Could Crack Down on Union Busting in Alabama – Simpson to Air “Night of Living Wage”
BY: MIKE ELK
Folks,
Greetings from Rio de Janeiro, where I am getting ready to go directly to Chattanooga in a week.
With the union campaign heating up there, I won’t have time to go back to Pittsburgh. I’m going directly to Chattanooga so I can dig in for the fight.
Chattanooga Officials Threaten to Cut Tax Incentives if VW Unionizes
This week, Republican Chattanooga County and City officials held a press conference outside of Volkswagen’s plant.
Appearing in front of a banner that read “Protect Our Jobs – Vote NO UAW,” the elected officials told assembled reporters and TV crews that the city and county have invested millions of dollars into the plant over the years and they would be closely monitoring the election.