India, June 17 -- Workers at Volkswagen AG's only factory in the U.S. have voted against forming a factory-wide union, dealing yet another blow to efforts by the United Auto Workers union to organize plants owned by foreign automakers.
According to preliminary results announced on Friday, 833 workers at Volkswagen's plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, reportedly voted against union representation, while 776 voted in favor.
According to the German automotive giant, about 93 percent of the nearly 1,700 eligible workers at the plant took part in the vote, which was the second in five years. The Volkswagen plant currently produces the Altas and the Passat.
Frank Fischer, President and CEO of Volkswagen Chattanooga, said the results are pending ...