VW Employees In New Jersey Reject UAW Representation
The UAW's election loss in New Jersey comes as the negotiations between VW and the union appear to have stalled in Tennessee.
By Peter List, Editor | April 12, 2025
On Friday, Volkswagen workers at a parts distribution facility in Cranbury, New Jersey, voted to reject union representation by the United Auto Workers (UAW).
“The vote was 81 to 62 against unionization,” the company stated in a release. “The vote was administered through a democratic, secret ballot vote overseen by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).”
The UAW’s disappointing election results in New Jersey come nearly a year after VW workers overwhelmingly voted to unionize at the company’s manufacturing plant in Chattanooga, TN.
However, negotiations for a first contract between the German automaker and the UAW appear to have stalled.
In March, the UAW filed charges against VW, accusing the company of “attempting to cut jobs and make major changes without first negotiating with the union, as required by law.”
“Nearly a year ago, thousands of Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga voted to join the UAW, to win the respect and dignified life that union autoworkers at the Big Three have enjoyed for generations,” UAW President Shawn Fain stated. “Since then, the company has failed to meet the basic standard at the bargaining table that 150,000 American autoworkers have won at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis.”
The union’s election loss in New Jersey is the second parts distribution center in the state to reject UAW representation within the last year.
Last April, workers at a Nissan distribution center voted overwhelmingly to decertify the UAW, ending a four-year relationship with the union.
Following the UAW’s loss at VW’s Cranbury parts center, the union has a week to object to the election results. If no objections are filed, the National Labor Relations Board will certify the election.