CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The United Auto Workers Union voted Wednesday night in favor of a strike authorization for workers at the Volkswagen Chattanooga plant.

More than two-thirds of union members voted in favor of the authorization.

This vote does not guarantee that a strike will happen, but it does prime union members for a strike if one is called.

Volkswagen said in a statement that their final offer to workers is still on the table. This offer included a 20% raise, cost of living allowance, and other concessions. That offer was rejected by UAW.

Yolanda Peoples, UAW Bargaining Committeeman told us, “Based on the language that Volkswagen had given us from their lawyers, the job security language is not strong enough to represent the city workers of Chattanooga. So that’s the on

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