Unionized workers at a Volkswagen Group of America plant in Tennessee voted to authorize a strike, weeks after the automaker walked away from bargaining.
Employees at the Chattanooga, Tenn., factory approved the strike authorization with more than the necessary two-thirds majority on Wednesday, the United Auto Workers said on its website. The union didn’t immediately provide an exact vote count.
It’s the first-ever strike authorization vote the UAW has sought at the plant, escalating labor tensions after Volkswagen walked away from negotiations and announced its “final offer” in September.
The union has accused the German automaker of violating federal labor ...