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UAW awaits answer on intimidation claims at VW plant

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Volkswagen Plant in Tennessee.

It has been a little over a month since a closely watched vote at Volkswagen's plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. By a very close margin, hourly workers at the plant said no to having the UAW represent them.

But that is not the end of things at the VW plant. The UAW appealed the results of the National Labor Relations Board, because of what the union calls a campaign of intimidation by outsiders, including an apparent promise from Tennessee's senator – a promise that has yet to materialize. 

Detroit News Washington Bureau Chief David Shepardson joins us today. 

Listen to the full interview above. 

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