CHATTANOOGA, TN—Volkswagen may soon need to negotiate wages and benefits with the UAW local in Tennessee after the National Labor Relations Board rejected the automaker’s appeal that skilled-trades workers couldn’t organize separately from others at its assembly plant here.
SPRING HILL, TN—To support expansion of its assembly plant here, General Motors has begun accepting applications to populate its temporary hiring pool for future employment.
SPRING HILL, TN—GM will invest $148 million in its engine assembly plant here. The investment is aimed at modifying machinery and assembly equipment to produce V8 engines.
CHATTANOOGA, TN—The American Council of Employees at Volkswagen’s assembly plant here is supporting the automaker’s federal appeal of last year’s election, in which a small group of employees agreed to align with the United Auto Workers.
VONORE, TN—JTEKT Automotive Tennessee, which manufactures steering components, will invest $218.5 million to expand its assembly plant here, creating 50 jobs.
NASHVILLE, TN—Tennessee manufacturing employment climbed for a fourth straight year, but at a slower rate than in previous years. The state has added 12,637 industrial jobs since September 2011.
ALCOA, TN—Advanced Munitions International will invest $553 million to build a new headquarters and ammunition assembly plant here. The facility is expected to create 605 new jobs.
MARYVILLE, TN—Auto parts supplier DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee will invest $400 million to expand its assembly plant here. The project is expected to create 500 new jobs.
LA VERGNE, TN—American Standard Brands will establish a new manufacturing and distribution facility here. The manufacturer of bathroom and kitchen fixtures will invest $22 million and create approximately 600 new jobs with the project.
