Volkswagen workers to vote in April on joining UAW

Volkswagen AG employees in Tennessee will vote next month on whether to join the United Auto Workers, a crucial test for the recently reinvigorated labor group.

The U.S. National Labor Relations Board will hold an election at the Chattanooga plant from April 17-19, the agency said Monday, after the union and the company reached agreement on terms such as who would be eligible to vote. The UAW has said it signed up a “supermajority” of the more than 4,000 employees there.

In an emailed statement, Volkswagen said it welcomed the election: “We fully support an NLRB vote so every team member has a chance to vote in privacy on this important decision.”