UAW Files Charges Against Honda, Hyundai, and Volkswagen for Alleged Union-Busting
The union accuses the automakers of illegally blocking unionization efforts at their U.S. plants, marking a significant escalation in the UAW's campaign to organize workers at non-union automakers.
- The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against Honda, Hyundai, and Volkswagen, alleging the automakers illegally blocked unionization efforts at their U.S. plants.
- UAW President Shawn Fain stated that the union would continue its efforts to organize workers at these and other automakers in the U.S. as its membership grows.
- The UAW alleges that Honda employees seeking to organize the company's Indiana Auto Plant in Greensburg report being targeted and surveilled by management for pro-union activity.
- Management at Hyundai's Alabama plant in Montgomery is accused of unlawfully confiscating, destroying, and prohibiting pro-union materials in non-work areas during non-work times.
- The UAW made similar accusations against Volkswagen, saying management at the company's Tennessee plant in Chattanooga destroyed pro-union materials that were in a break room and security guards stopped a group from handing out union fliers to fellow employees as they drove into the facility.