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  • Volkswagen presented its final contract offer to the UAW after a year of negotiations
  • We are proud of this offer, which will enhance our employees’ experience and make our great Chattanooga jobs even better
  • Highlights include a 20% wage increase, first-ever cost-of-living allowance (COLA), a $4,000 ratification bonus, lower health care costs, strong 401k contributions for a secure retirement, guaranteed vehicle leasing program, and much more
  • The offer reflects many of our employees’ priorities and is tailor made for Chattanooga – not Detroit. It will support our employees’ future and lay a strong foundation for long-term success here in Chattanooga
What happens now?

Get your questions answered

Email FinalOffer@VW.com or check out Office Hours with Christena Wilson before or after your shift.

WHERE: Employee Service Center in RB1, next to the TeamWear Store

WHEN:
Thursday, September 18: 1:30pm-4:30pm
Tuesday, September 23: 1:30pm-4:30pm
Thursday, September 25: 1:30pm-4:30pm

Encourage the UAW to take this offer to a vote

Email the UAW at Chattanooga.Solidarity.42@gmail.com or talk to your bargaining committee and let them know. Only the UAW can call for a vote as your representative.

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Volkswagen statements

  • Statement on Final Contract Offer to the UAW

    After nearly a year of ongoing negotiations with the United Auto Workers, Volkswagen has presented a final contract offer that reflects our deep commitment to our employees and the Chattanooga community. Our proposal includes a 20% wage increase, a first-ever cost-of-living allowance, a $4,000 ratification bonus, reduced health care costs, industry-leading paid time off, and additional holidays—alongside enhanced job security and other employee-requested improvements.

    This offer is tailored to the needs of our workforce, our plant, and our community. It balances employee priorities with the economic challenges facing our industry, ensuring we can continue to invest and grow in Chattanooga. We urge the UAW to allow our employees the opportunity to vote on this important agreement.

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  • Statement on March 13 UAW Chattanooga allegations

    The union’s claims in its filings today are categorically false. Volkswagen has negotiated with them for months regarding a shift reduction in Chattanooga. We’ve also repeatedly educated them on the economics that have led to this difficult decision – shifting EV demand and an uncertain market. Our focus remains on our employees. We are committed to supporting those who want to voluntarily separate with competitive benefits, including severance packages, retirement options, and education programs in partnership with the State of Tennessee. We will remain at the table, negotiating in good faith with the UAW to reach a competitive agreement that secures our future. In fact, we’ve already resolved 90% of the UAW’s over 800 demands.

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  • Statement on Feb. 27 conditional contract offer to the UAW

    Today, Volkswagen Group of America extended a conditional contract offer to the UAW that agrees to improve our offer even more, but only if the UAW withdraws some of their demands first. This is not standard but we are trying a new approach to move these negotiations along. After months of meaningful moves and offers from the company, the UAW has maintained economically unfeasible demands for our plant. We will never reach a deal if only one side is making concessions.

    We’ve resolved 90% of the union’s more than 800 demands and have found ways to give the UAW a lot of what it is asking for: double digit wage increases, lower health care costs, cost-of-living adjustments, a ratification bonus, and much more. We don’t have unlimited resources. We are a single factory that must remain competitive in an uncertain economy. We are proud of the great jobs we have in Chattanooga and we believe our contract offer will make those jobs even better and secure jobs into the future.

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