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9 Oct 2015, 5:38 am by Haskell Murray
Yesterday, Michael Horn, President and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America testified before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight... [read post]
8 Oct 2015, 1:39 pm by Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Volkswagen’s top U.S. executive offered deep apologies yet sought to distance himself Thursday from the emissions scandal enveloping the world’s largest automaker, asserting top corporate officials had no knowledge of the cheating software installed in 11 million diesel cars. [read post]
7 Oct 2015, 12:10 pm by Kelly Phillips Erb
That’s the first of a series of pointed questions in a letter sent to Volkswagen AG and Volkswagen Group of America from Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-R). [read post]
6 Oct 2015, 11:37 am by Joe Consumer
Volkswagen Group of America Inc. has been named in nearly all the suits, and subsidiary Audi A.G., whose U.S. division is also based in Herndon, has been named in a few cases. [read post]
30 Sep 2015, 6:33 pm
From tobacco to asbestos, the Chamber has never met a defective product they didn't like and have lobbied for decades to change the rules so they can't be held accountable by the public.Last week, we saw the CEO of the Peanut Corporation of America receive a 28-year prison sentence for his role in a deadly salmonella outbreak, and now we're working with our allies to stop a Chamber-backed bill in Congress that would immunize Volkswagen for knowingly defrauding its… [read post]
19 Sep 2015, 6:25 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
News release: “[September 19, 2015], EPA is issuing a notice of violation (NOV) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. [read post]
8 Jul 2015, 7:17 am by Eric Goldman
Background The case involves rival non-profit organizations in the Alzheimer’s community, Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, Inc. [read post]
11 May 2015, 7:11 pm by Joy Waltemath
“UAW Local 42, with advice and counsel from the International union, is advancing a German-style works council concept that we jointly developed with Volkswagen Group of America in January 2014, Gary Casteel, secretary-treasurer of the UAW and head of the union’s transnational department, said in a statement on Thursday, May 7. [read post]
11 Dec 2014, 10:54 am by admin
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is an independent non-profit organization that studies motor vehicle accidents in the United States and tries to find ways to make driving in America safer. [read post]
21 Nov 2014, 3:53 am by Robin Shea
*Volkswagen-Chattanooga and the United Auto Workers, from David Phippen. [read post]
16 Nov 2014, 4:56 pm by Joy Waltemath
Volkswagen Group of America has announced a community organization engagement policy that would allow certain employee organizations that represent “a significant percentage” of employees to engage in constructive dialog with management at its Chattanooga, Tennessee, operations. [read post]
22 Sep 2014, 10:40 am
For example, in a IPR proceeding involving Acacia and Volkswagen, a settlement was reached less than a year after Volkswagen had filed its petition. [read post]
11 Jul 2014, 11:34 am by Tammy Binford
Our goal continues to be to determine the best method for establishing a works council in accordance with the requirements of U.S. labor law to meet VW America’s production needs and serve our employees’ interests. [read post]
18 Mar 2014, 6:54 am by Joy Waltemath
In the latest development in the ongoing effort by the United Auto Workers to represent workers at a Chattanooga, Tennessee, Volkswagen plant, employees opposed to the union’s organizing effort have filed a lawsuit contending a labor-management neutrality agreement between the UAW and Volkswagen Group of America in the lead-up to last month’s union election violated the LMRA. [read post]
8 Mar 2014, 9:12 pm by Jon Gelman
If 44 workers out of the more than 1,300 had voted differently, today we'd be talking about a union breakthrough instead of the end of organized labor in America. [read post]
17 Feb 2014, 1:00 pm by Tennessee Employment Law Letter
Our goal continues to be to determine the best method for establishing a works council in accordance with the requirements of U.S. labor law to meet VW America’s production needs and serve our employees’ interests. [read post]
14 Feb 2014, 8:06 am by Doorey
A letter from a Canadian labour law professor to Volkswagen: Dear Volkswagen: I’ve been following with interest the crazy story about the workers at your factory in Tennessee. [read post]