UAW Volkswagen Local 42

UAW Volkswagen Local 42 UAW local 42 represents the Workers of Volkswagen Chattanooga, Tennessee There are more than 750 local unions in the UAW. The first cost-of-living allowances.

The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) is one of the largest and most diverse unions in North America, with members in virtually every sector of the economy. UAW-represented workplaces range from multinational corporations, small manufacturers and state and local governments to colleges and universities, hospitals and private non-p

rofit organizations. The UAW has more than 390,000 active members and more than 600,000 retired members in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. The UAW currently has 2,500 contracts with some 1,700 employers in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. A unique strength of the UAW is the solidarity between its active and retired members. A solid majority of the union's retirees stay actively involved in the life of their union, participating in 703 retiree chapters and playing a vital role in the UAW's community action program. Since its founding in 1935, the UAW has consistently developed innovative partnerships with employers and negotiated industry-leading wages and benefits for its members. UAW members have benefited from a number of collective bargaining breakthroughs, including:
The first employer-paid health insurance plan for industrial workers. A pioneering role in product quality improvements. Landmark job and income security provisions. Comprehensive training and educational programs.

02/18/2026
Our allies in the European and World Works Councils have a message for UAW members at the Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembl...
02/16/2026

Our allies in the European and World Works Councils have a message for UAW members at the Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant: make your voice heard and vote to back the strong contract you’ve worked so hard to win.

02/06/2026
02/06/2026

The labor union representing workers in auto, aircraft and agricultural implement manufacturing and other industries in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.

12/02/2025
05/12/2025

Darrell Morgan is one of far too many Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga to have been forced into medical debt because of VW’s refusal to provide affordable, quality healthcare for their U.S. workforce.
Darrell knows that VW can afford to do better for him and his coworkers – and he’s willing to walk a strike line if that’s what it takes to win it.

05/06/2025

Chattanooga is a union town.

05/04/2025

"20% of Volkswagen Chattanooga workers surveyed have been forced to take on a second job simply to pay for their medical bills."
- VW Healthcare Report

05/04/2025

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