volkswagen will announce in the coming weeks that it will manufacture its new mid-size s.u.v. here in chattanooga at a volkswagen chattanooga plant ended up refuting corkers comments that the u.a.w. thinks that the senators threat ended up playing a big role in swaying the chattanooga election against the union senators threat may also play a big role in determining volkswagens future plans for the american south that's because as a german company volkswagen is required to include workers in all business related decisions it does this by doing it by using something called a works council a special union like organization that works with management on a number of issues including safety in strategy if the workers of all boats wagons chattanooga plant had voted to join the u.a.w. they would have been able to create a works council of their own but friday's election results throughout possibility out the window and now they had a volkswagen's works councils someone who has a direct role in that company's business plans international is. saying that if volkswagen doesn't see any improvement in labor

in tennessee, today is the final day of secret ballots to determine whether workers at a chattanooga volkswagen plant will join the union. car manufacturers have in recent years been drawn to southern right to work states that have offered big incentives and are union resistant. the vote comes as the company seeks to open a new suv production line at one of its two north american plants that would add some 1500 jobs. senator bob corker who has publicly criticized unions surprised many by saying he has learned that they will bring this new suv to chattanooga if the employees decide not to unionize. a vw representative says it won't impact the decision. they have accused volkswagen of giving the uaw much too much access to try and enlift workers to their side. well-known character actor, ralph waite has died. he is remembered for his role in the television series "the waltons." >> i sure thought i would stop missing pop by now but i feel awful empty inside. >> he wouldn't want us to grieve too long. >> i could use his advice tonight. i am at a crossroad, liv. all kinds of opportunities out there

organizers following the same route they used to reach this week's vote among workers at the chattanooga volkswagen plant. that voting ends tonight. the uaw has been working with german unions and the labor management group at mercedes' parent daimler. >>> investors are taking interest in general motors. that is where we begin "market focus." according to regulatory filings as of the end of december jana partners added to its position upping it to nearly 8 million shares. leon cooperman of omega advisers opened a stake in the largest u.s. automaker buying more than 1 million shares. that sent the stock up 2% today. to $35.95. >>> vf corporation saw fourth quarter earnings climb 10% on sales growth in its outdoor brands like the north face. but results fell short of estimates because of declines in some of the company's units like its jeans business. and that contributed to an outlook wranglers. shares tumbled 5% to 56.85. >>> j.m. smucker missed earnings estimates. the coffeemaker took a hit because of competition in its peanut butter issues. health-conscious consumers didn't help business since ma

. >> the volkswagen chattanooga plant is on its way to unionizing. >> could become the first foreign owned car factory in the united states with a union. >> some say the action could reverberate through the auto industry. >> surprise. >> they're also running some radio ads as well. >> they're piling out like clowns out of a circus car. >> deprive what it calls the united obama workers union. >> volkswagen is a german company. >> good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. i want you to focus on the word freedom because how many times have we heard the republicans and the conservative movement talk about freedom. they love that word. everything is connected to freedom, except in the workplace. chattanooga, tennessee, is now ground zero when it comes to union rights in america. we got a dandy of an election going on, folks. today workers of the chattanooga volkswagen plant started a voting period as to whether they're going to join the united auto workers. freedom. if this plant votes to unionize, the uaw would establish the first ever german style works council. it w

important thing to remember and they claimedthat they had a majority to base on the claim in chattanooga. volkswagen is almost ready to do that until the couragus employees that work ere stood up and said wait a minute. and we found those and they had a signature by 611 of their employees and this went aw when something you've been taing about as well with other things. 53% said no. >> every part of this with every endeavor and certainly a contrast between the unions and businesses well. let me ask you this. if the starting pay is actually higher than that guaranteed by the united auto workers union over a three-year period of time. >> absolutely. the contents of this set you stay out of this and we wl take it from here. it indicated that the uaw union officials were willing to give up some of these privileges saying that we won't negotiate for higher wages. and when we signing up for air. >> the next stage and it will b deciding the cashere in the outcome of this ection and i am that that isalmost part of it that you would go there and that this would beecided. is that right ext to i think what wil

the union vote at the volkswagen chattanooga plant was two years in the making. >> reporter: it's a stingingw to the united auto workers union and organized labor in general after three days of secret balloting, employees at the volkswagen chattanooga plant say no to union representation. >> my heart is just pounding with exceeding joy. we're thankful that it turned out the way that it did. >> reporter: volkswagen has invested $1 billion in the chattanooga plant which began building pass at mid side sedans lee years ago. it was lured there by $77 million in state set backs. >> it's a problem that uaw has a need for our money. they don't care about these guys. they really don't. >> reporter: the campaign was seen as organized labors as as a chance to expand in foreign-own the plants in the south. that brought more reaction from outside interests than the plant itself. conservative groups rented billboards in tennessee and blamed uaw for detroit tease problems. and others spoke out claiming that the union would hurt the state's chances of attracting other manufacturers. >> between the two inst

the chattanooga volkswagen plant opened in 2011 and volkswagen's only u.s. plant. it would have been the first successful effort to unionize workers in the south. bob king admitted the union has no long-term future if they cannot begin to organize in the south where there are 74 automaker assembly plants. friday's vote is major win for republicans like senator bob corker who argue unions will push auto companies away. corker has been the most vocal opponent and crucial bringing volkswagen to chattanooga. >> how many companies from south korea or japan or germany, how many of them do you think make a stop in detroit to look at locating there? none. not a one. it's because of the culture the uaw has largely contributed to. >> corker releasing this statement after last night's vote. "needless to say, i am thrilled for the employees at volkswagen and for our community and its future." the debate did get messy anded . politicians threatening to cut off the plant to expand if the union was approved, sending fears that volkswagen would choose a mexican plant over the chat

i want to bring in two volkswagen workers from the chattanooga plant. i see you have some supporters behind you as well. great to have both of you guys with us tonight. justin, you first. how much of an effort has been pushed by the employees to get this vote where it is now? >> this effort has been all the employees. the uaw is supported, but it was the employees who contacted the uaw, not the other way around. it's been the employees who have done all the talking to other employees. it's been the employees who have done this entire process. >> so the uaw didn't come banging on your door with sticks and drums and everything else saying we've got to unionize from this shop. it was by the employees, is that what i'm hearing? >> yes. >> what would the uaw do for workers at this plant? what's the upside here? >> the upside that we see and the one that we're truly interested in is it will help us fix the one problem we have here at the plant here in chattanooga. we have failed to fully embrace volkswagen's system. there's conflict between management and lab

important thing to remember and they claimed that they had a majority to base on the claim in chattanooga. volkswagen is almost ready to do that until the courageous employees that work there stood up and said wait a minute. and we found those and they had a signature by 611 of their employees and this went away when something you've been talking about as well as with other things. 53% said no. >> every part of this with every endeavor and certainly a contrast between the unions and businesses well. let me ask you this. if the starting pay is actually higher than that guaranteed by the united auto workers union over a three-year period of time. >> absolutely. the contents of this set you stay out of this and we will take it from here. it indicated that the uaw union officials were willing to give up some of these privileges saying that we won't negotiate for higher wages. and when we signing up for air. >> the next stage and it will be deciding the case here in the outcome of this election and i am that that is almost part of it that you would go there and that this would be decided. is that right ne

chattanooga volkswagen plant was seen by supporters as the uaw's best chance to begin expanding into the south. after three days of secret balloting, workers at the plant voted friday night 712-626 against joining the uaw. it's a stunning vote, particularly because vw was seen as friendly to the union. they maintained they were neutral throughout the vote. friday night's vote is a major win for republicans like senator bob corker of tennessee, who blames the uaw bankrupting u.s. automakers this detroit. corker has been the most vocal opponent and was crucial to bringing volkswagen to chattanooga. >> how many companies from south korea or japan or germany, how many of them do you think make a stop in detroit to look at locating there? none. not a one. it's because of the culture that the uaw's largely contributed to. >> "needless to say, i am thrilled for the employees at volkswagen and for our community and its future." politicians threatened to cut off aid if it was approved. volkswagen saying this he would possibly choose a mexico plant for an suv it is developing for the u.s. the

voces weighen will announce it will manufacture its new mid-size sports utility vehicle in chattanooga. volkswagen to create a works council where moneyees have a say in how the plan is run. under u.s. law hourly works have to be a member of a union to join council. this is more about what is good for the uaw instead of the workers. bob king says the union fates a bleak future unless they can organize these plants in the south. >> thank you, john roberts very much. >> a politician and insurance guy are drowning. who do you save? i'm going to tell you something that will make it an easy choice. the insurance guy. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. yeah. everybody knows that. did you know there is an oldest trick in the book? what? trick number one. look-est over there. ha ha. made-est thou look. so end-eth the trick. hey.... yes.... geico. fifteen minutes could save you... well, you know. ♪ see what's new at projectluna.com >>> 3.3 really? the administration says more than 3 million have enrolled in obamacare but insurance industry officials are telling us a di

. >> reporter: after three days of secret battling and employees at volkswagen chattanooga plant say no to union representation. >> my heart is just pounding with exceeding joy. we're thankful that it turned out the way it did. >> volkswagen has invested a billion dollars in the chattanooga plant, which began building passat three years ago. they were lure there for the state and union incentives. many view it as a set back. >> the problem is if the uaw has a need for hour money. they don't care about these guys. they really don't. >> the campaign was seen as a chance to expand to foreign plants in the house. that brought more outside interestings than the plant itself. >>> volkswagen remain neutral throughout even allowing the auto workers union into the plant during the process. >> between the two institutions, volkswagen and the uaw i know of not one instance of aggression or animosity coming out of this process. >> the uaw adding while outreached by--outraged by politicians and outside special interest groups interfering with the basic legal rights, we're proud that workers were b

workers union and organized labor in general after three days of secret balloting, employees at volkswagen chattanooga plant say no. >> my heart is just pounding with exceeding joy. we're thankful that it turned out the way that it did. >> volkswagen has invested $1 billion in the plant which began building passat mid size sedans three years ago. the company was lured there with state an benefits. >> the problem with the uaw has a need for our money. they don't care about these guys. they really don't. >> the campaign was seen as organized labor's best chance to expand into foreign owned plans in the south. that brought more reaction from outside interests than plant workers themselves. conservative groups rented billboards in tennessee and blamed uaw for detroit's financial troubles. while senators spoke out. volkswagen remained neutral throughout. >> between the two institutions, volkswagen and the uaw i know of not one incident of aggression or animosity coming out of this problem. >> the uaw adding while we're outraged by politicians and outside special groups interring with the basic legal right

mike, tell us why you voted no, as did a majority of the people who worked there at volkswagen-chattanooga plant had petitions and paperwork to block volkswagen from coming to chattanooga in the first place. then all of a sudden they want to come on board and represent these people, then one of their -- while they're representing these people and having these closed election, with only one side, they had a neutrality agreement struck up with the company and it was ok'd by the nlrb and in that clause is a 22-page document and on page 11 in that document, there is a cost containment clause stating that we would go to what the other three ford, gm and chrysler would make and that is less than what we're making now. volkswagen has been good to us in chattanooga, tennessee. they give us a fair wage, a great wage and great benefit package. >> they sure do. from what i've been reading. and had the united auto workers come in and unionized your shop, what kind of a pay cut would you have taken? >> i would have took about a $3 an hour pay cut where i'm at in the game right now. >> so you're probabl

and autoworkers at a volkswagen plant in chattanooga tennesee voted to become a union shop. it's huge plus for uaw. it's the first the union organize worker at foreign plant. and autoworkers at volkswagen plant in chattanooga tennessee voted to reject a union. it would have been the first time the uaw organized workers at a foreign plant. scott bauer of trading advantage joins us now for some trader talk on this tuesday morning. good morning to you. >>hi there angie. >>what are you watching for this week? will you be watching the commodities space? >>last week we saw the heavy volume was really in the commodities space. and actually lots of volatility especially in natural gas and oil and gold. we saw gold top1300 for the first time in quite a while. although the market had this huge comeback, the huge rally got us back almost to near our highs where we saw volatility actually just get hammered in the overall market. in the commodities space, volatility is actually as rampant as we have seen it in the last probably couple of years. so i expect that volatility to continue. i e

should the workers vote against the uaw, volkswagen will announce it will manufacture its new mid size suv here in chattanoogajust one problem with his statement. it wasn't true. the chairman of volkswagen, a man named frank fisher, responded. there is no connection between our chattanooga's employees decision and where to build a new product for the u.s. department. grover norquist launched the center for worker freedom. this billboard delivered the suggestion of socialism, united obama workers. and this one meant to strike fear in the hearts of workers everywhere. detroit, brought to you by the uaw. >> so they can't help with the wages. you've got a facility that is the most advanced environmental sound facility in the world right here in chattanooga, tennessee. so what is this about? it's about one thing. it's about money and it's about power. >> that's the one thing senator corker did get right in all of this. the fight in workers rights and the battle over unionization is about those things -- money and power. joining me now from washington, timothy noah. thank you so much for joining the program, especi

volkswagen took no position one way or the other. but politicians apparently got involved. and one that got a lot of attention was senator bob corker of tennessee, former mayor there of chattanoogaand based on those, i'm assured should the workers vote against the uaw, volkswagen will announce in the coming weeks it will manufacture its new mid-sized suv in chattanooga. volkswagen denied that took place. but president obama got involved as well. he had some comments for democratic lawmakers friday. he weighed in saying briefly here that in fact he believes that the folks down in the south or some of them at least are trying to side more so with overseas companies than they are with american workers. did either one of these comments, especially from corker, have any impact on the vote? >> it might have. corker's comments and that of a republican state senator from the area who said volkswagen couldn't expect any more help -- any more assistance from the state if it went union. that was pretty much of a threat. and the republicans in the south are used to a non-union economy and unions bring some political heft usually on the democratic side of the ledger. so there was considerabl

phil lebeau has more. >> reporter: on a cloudy day in chattanooga, tennessee, workers at the volkswagen plant are starting to clear up their future. voting on whether or not to join the united auto workers union, a move some workers believe will make their plant more competitive. >> we will have an opportunity to voice our concerns and the things that we hope to improve the company. and i think that will work better for us than the current system. >> i want us to have a voice in the global works council. and i want us to be able to bring more products, more cars here to chattanooga. >> reporter: vw's plant in tennessee is a rare opportunity for the uaw to add members after a foreign-brand plant in the southern u.s., something it's never done. over the last 35 years, as foreign automakers like bmw, toyota, and others started building cars in right to work states in the south, their workers have never moved to join the uaw, even though their pay and benefits would have likely increased. meanwhile, as big three plants primarily in the north shut down, uaw membership began to drop. after pe

workers at the volkswagen plant in chattanooga, tennessee, voting down the united auto workers union attempt to unionize that shop. the defeat surprising many. this as volkswagen supportive of the uaw efforts. bryan yennis has more on what this could mean for the union's expansion plans. >> reporter: the united auto workers membership and influence has been declining for decades. the uaw has publicly admitted the union has no long-term future if they can not begin to organize outside of detroit's three major auto companies. and expand into southern united states, which is exactly why last night's vote was so big. the plant was seen by union supporters as the uaw's best chance to begin expanding into the south. but after three days of balloting workers at the plant voted friday night 712-626 against joining the uaw. while friday night's vote is a major win for republicans, like senator bob corker of tennessee, who blamed the uaw for bankrupting u.s. auto makers in detroit. he has been the most vocal opponent and was crucial in bringing volkswagen to chattanooga. the plant became a poli

. >> volkswagen employees in chattanooga, tennessee voted against joining the uaw last week.ve been the first in the south to be organized by the union. >> jon: first in the south run by humans obviously. we remember how violent that struggle got for the keebler elves when they unionized. that elf is ten times bigger than i would have thought. it's not surprising. i'm sure vaiks -- volkswagen pulled out every trick in the book. what tactic did they go with the dead fish? the goons? the dead fish goons? [laughter] which was it? >> vaiks wagen was neutral to pos -- volkswagen was neutral to positive because they've had good relations with unions. >> they wants a work council slash union at this facility in chattanooga. >> jon: the old reverse psychology trick. go ahead be in the union. we'll be best friends forever let's us enjoy a rave together. ♪ [laughter] sthump. [ laughter ] apparently we store these in the carpet. [ laughter ] so the germans like the union or as they would say, they felt ubergubenvagen -- [laughter] -- vokes waken was -- volkswagen was okay with it who wa

assured should the workers vote against the uaw, volkswagen will announce in the coming weeks that it will manufacture its new mid size suv here in chattanooga. that sounds like an absolute to me. volkswagen officials said the outcome of the vote would have no bearing on where the suv would be produced. this was a blatant and highly unethical attempt to scare workers into voting no. earlier stay, senator corker addressed this wild claim. he said there were no guarantees from volkswagen. >> you said if the union is defeated, another line from volkswagen would come into this plant. is this true? >> we have strong indications and assurances that that is going to be the case. i would never made that comment if i hadn't had those assurances. tempers have to cool. >> can you say that's guaranteed today? >> i would have said it at the time. no, i've had assurances that that is the case. >> the senator from tennessee is now the master of word smithing. there's a big difference between guarantees and assurances. the fact is, senator, you still have not revealed your source from volkswagen. it turns out corker's intimidation tactics backfired. anti-un

after three days of secret balloting, employees at volkswagen's chattanooga plant voted no. >> we are thankful it turned out the way it did. >> volkswagen invested a million in the plant, which started building the distance. the company was lured by $777 million. some viewed it as a set back that would benefit the uaw. >> it's a problem that the uaw has a need for our money. they don't care about the guys, they don't. >> the campaign was seen as organised labours best chance to expand in the south. the idea brought more reaction from outside interests than from the plant workers themselves. >> the uaw was blamed for detroit's financial troubles. the governor and major spoke out saying the union would hurt chapses of attracting. volkswagen allowed the union into the plant. volkswagen and the uaw - i know of not one incident of any aggression or animosity coming out of the process. the uaw added: >> uaw has seen its membership drop 75% since 1979. jonathan martin covered the story ex-tensively and from the beginning. good morning, what incentives did workers have to vote against joining

chattanooga, tennessee, has become a breeding ground for republican intimidation and bribery over union rights. workers at a volkswagen chattanooga, tennessee have until tomorrow on whether they're going to join the united auto workers union. republican senator bob corker has been a long time opponent of the union made a lofty promise to -- volkswagen workers on wednesday. he has been against it, and he said this, quote, that he has been assured if workers reject united auto workers representation, the country will reward the plant with the opportunity to build the new mid-sized suv. volkswagen officials have made several statements, saying that the vote will have no bearing on whether the suv will be made at the chattanooga plant or at the plant in mexico. tennessee republicans have also threatened to take away volkswagen's tax incentives if the workers join to vote the uaw. in step america's mayor, virg menaro says rather than dealing with the intimidation and fighting, volkswagen can just pack up and come on the his city. >> the legislature, the governor, they have the nerve, the item merit to threaten the expansio

but volkswagen has used it this model in all its plants worldwide with the exception of two in china, and one in chattanoogacourse in chattedding intoa that could change by tomorrow night. >> well, vincent vernuccio, there is a lot of opposition to this. explain it. why would it be a bad thing for volkswagen workers to join the uaw? >> well, i think a lot of the volkswagen be workers are simply nervous. they see volkswagen working with the uaw. that if volkswagen just signed an agreement with the union to allow the union to come in and despite the questions of whether this could actually work in america, if it's even legal in america. the workers are seeing that both the company and the union are on the same side. and that a lot of them are questioning, hey, who is representing us. who is coming to make sureÑi that our interests are heard. and when you have the union and the company working together, the workers may get lost in the shuffle within that's your concern at this point? the workers, the workers can vote on this, right. so they have the power to join the union. >> the workers can vote on this. and

. >> is the movement to unionize southern worksesers dying on the floor of volkswagen chattanooga plant? the workers voted against organising with the u.a.w., made shocking by the fact that volkswagen didn't oppose unionizition. many are wondering is there hope for unions to gain ground if they can't win on neutral grouped. joining us from nashville tennessee, is professor daniel cornfield, from vanderbilt university. many call this a major blow for the union and workers in general. in this case volkswagen was open to it, allowing union reps to campaign at the plant. how will any unions be able to compete if they have to go into other companies that may be actively opposed. >> there's no doubt about it the result of this campaign was a set back for labour in the south, and it was highly unusual because the employer signs a neutrality agreement. it seems the workers decided they didn't want to have a union, and that's as the unionization. >> volkswagen may not have interfered. but there was a lot of activity beyond this being a local battle. involved. >> it was unusual the amount of outs

and first person to call them, we did much of the deal around my dining room table in chattanooga and with volkswagenersonally invested in in. our community is hugely invested in this and we know that if the uaw is able it strike money from chattanooga employees to support their detroit operation, what that's going to do is dampen our abilities to attract other businesses. that's what this is all about, it's just our community and its future. stuart: senator, the national labor relations board, which is running this election says what you said is was unfair, that it's not fair, it's not right for volkswagen to offer a reward for rejecting the union. what's your response to that? >> well, i have to be candid at this point, i don't really-- it doesn't matter to me what the nlrb says. look, what's unfair is that there's an election that's taking place in eight days, a quickie election, and that the only entity that is allowed inside the plant to talk to employees is the uaw, okay? that's what's unfair. what's unfair is that these employees are being buffeted from this outside entity from detroit which h

and volkswagen in chattanooga, there was no opportunity to secure them. the votes were cast and after three days, the election was over. and after the election, there vokesw three nonunionized wag an plants -- volkswagen plants in the world. mr. miller: the reason these worker councils, why volkswagen is neutral because the counsels have helped them to be one of the largest and most successful automobile companies throughout the world and in fact they used councils in counsel plants all around the world because that's the mechanism in which they continue to be a eader and continue to have the growth they have had had and the products they have had. and somehow as you point out, in russia, china and now in chattanooga, that model is being rejected, not because volkswagen reject d it but because the election process was not allowed in china and russia but rigid during the election in the united states. i thank the gentleman for taking this time. mr. pocan: thank you, while we definitely want to make sure we are talking to the issues to this country and minim

they have no other way to explain how -- keep in mind the united auto workers went into the chattanooga volkswagenlant where the manager said if you want to try to unionize go ahead but the people took a look at what they would get in their union membership and the people said we get a better deal from volkswagen and we don't have to pay that great big dues. mike jarvis works in that plant. he told us this yesterday about the u.a.w. and their deal. >> if we would go to what the other three, ford, g.m. and chrysler would make and that is less than we're making now. i would have took about a $3 an hour pay cut. why do we work? we work to make a living to provide for our families, and i want to go to work and progress and make more and help me company be profitable. i don't want to go to work and make less and cost my company more money to produce a product. >> anything about race in there? that's true there, someone who is working and wants to workç but doesn't want salaries to go in reverse. >> you don't hear anything about the confederacy, the civil war or anything race based out of mike jarvis'

. >> brown: two weeks ago, employees at this volkswagen plant in chattanooga voted against joining theers. it was close, 712 to 626, but the outcome ended the union's two year long effort to organize the plant. officially, volkswagen was neutral, but it wants to create an employee-management council at the plant, and legally, it can't do that without union involvement. frank fischer is c.e.o of v.w.'s chattanooga operation. >> i want to thank all of our chattanooga production maintenance employees for their participation in this election to decide the question of union representation. they have spoken and volkswagen will respect the decision of the majority. >> brown: the u.a.w. hoped a win in chattanooga would launch it toward organizing 20 foreign auto plants across the south and reverse a long decline in its membership. in 1979, the u.a.w.'s ranks peaked, at 1.5 million members. 35 years later, that number has plummeted to around 390,000. the u.a.w.'s efforts in chattanooga ran into strong opposition from republican senator bob corker, a former mayor. he insisted unionization wouldn

volkswagen cross blue. the company hasn't said it will build the suv in chattanooga, but workers have been talking about it ut the voting process. and senator corker says he's in talks with volkswagen about it this week. >> we have conversations set up for later this week on the telephone. i'm very hopeful based on assurances that we've been given that that will work out. >> so what does this vote mean for the on ons, and was it fair to use detroit to persuade workers to vote no? joining me is phil lebeau, who covered the story on both sides. phil, i can't help but look at the republican opposition on this and corker and haslam, and it seems there was fear of the uaw becoming a political force in tennessee, that that was his primary motivation. but what was the motivation on the side of the uaw to organize? what was the motivation of the 600-plus foal bes who did want the uaw to represent them in talks with volkswagen? >> well, you have to keep in mind that volkswagen has a structure as a corporation that with every one of its facilities around the world, and they've got more than 100, that they have some t

those am assured should the workers vote against the uaw volkswagen will announce in the coming weeks it will manufacture its mid size suv in chattanooga. is he lying? >> i don't know who he talked to. i don't know what people said to him. i just know the workers council, the supervisory board of volkswagen is a joint process where the work council has an opportunity to communicate. i believe in labor and management working together. i believe in workers having a full voice. >> we'll have you back. this story can't going to go away anytime soon. remember to answer tonight's question there at the bottom of the screen. share your thoughts on twitter. still ahead, rand paul can't seem to get over the monica lewinsky scandal. >>> a former montana governor weighs in on the latest bridgegate developments. trenders is up next. so you can breathe easier all day. zyrtec-d®. find it at the pharmacy counter. you want a way to help minimize blood sugar spikes. support heart health. and your immune system. now there's new glucerna advance with three benefits in one. [ male announcer ] new glucerna advance. from the brand doctors recommend most. [ m

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payne announced that a united auto workers led union drive at a volkswagen plant in chattanooga tennessee had failed while six hundred twenty six workers voted in favor of joining the union seven hundred twelve workers eighty six more voted against doing so the result of the three day long election was shocking to many u.a.w. organizers up until the very end. most thought they did score a big victory in the volunteer state and for good reason to tennessee is actually the fastest growing state in the country for union membership and because the union the u.a.w. wanted to create in chattanooga was supposed to be part of a plan to create a european style works council like they actually have in germany volkswagen didn't oppose the unionization rose fight with. but it appears that a last minute scare campaign by led by republican lawmakers including tennessee senator bob corker of tennessee governor bill haslam worked like a charm it's hard to see just how many votes corker has the other conservatives took away from the u.a.w. but there's no question that there are scare tactics had a huge im

. >>> westboununited auto workerss appealing the vote at volkswagen chattanooga, tennessee, plant.the union is claiming outside interference including anti-union comments by senator corker. >>> producing 800 million plant in central mexico on friday more than 200,000 cars will be assembled there every year. 200,000 vehicles more than japan, and there will be more cars made in mexico with mazda, nissan and audi all opening plants. >>> the release of a blueprint with how it plans to deal with its $18 billion debt. the plan is not sitting well with everyone. >> reporter: detroit has a plan to dig itself out of bankruptcy facing $18 billion in long term debt. city manager kevin orr called for cuts for thousands of retirees, banks and bondholders. the emergency manager announced a plan that is subject for approval by judge and will likely undergo appeals. but donald smith who worked 30 years as a city detention officer said any cut to his pension will hurt. he received $800 pension check each month. under orr's proposal that would drop to around $500. >> this makes such a drastic affect

. >> the volkswagen chattanooga plant is on its way to unionizing. >> could become the first foreignunion. >> some say the

plant int a volkswagen chattanooga, tennessee are in their final day of voting on whether to form a union. the united auto workers is seeking to represent the plant's 1,550 eligible employees in what would be its first presence at a u.s. plant owned by a foreign company. the union push has faced intense opposition from republican lawmakers and outside groups. this week republican senator bob corker claimed he had been "assured" that volkswagen would reward the plant with a new car to build if its workers reject unionization. volkswagen has denied corker's claim and critics say he's engaged in scare tactics. on thursday, corker doubled down on his statement, saying his information is even more credible than volkswagen's top local executive, who himself said there is "no connection" between the vote and the company's plans. also this week, state senator bo watson said future legislative incentives for volkswagen could have a quote "a very tough time" if the workers unionize. right-wing groups have also weighed in. the dc-based americans for tax reform has purchased over a dozen local billbo