執行緒： 紐約時報 》： 查塔努加是說客戰場

週二，紐約時報 》 發表一看在大眾汽車廠在田納西州查塔努加，親和反聯合會部隊之間持續的爭吵。它描繪了主要由外部勢力，利用財大氣粗的一些國家最強大的遊說團體的政治戰役。
Steven 溫室故事外人，不是汽車廠，戰鬥美國 A.W.在田納西州主要集中在反工會團體，包括剛畢業的大學生中心為工人的自由的遊說活動。CWF 是美國稅制改革，知名的反稅小組由保守泰坦格羅弗 · 諾奎斯特領導的子公司。保守的評論員馬特 · 派特森領導 CWF，並取得了它清楚他想要從查塔努加，UAW 告訴 NYTUnions 政府的一大推動力。工會政治很感興趣，美國 A.W.是大多數政治之一。如果他們説明選出的政客們巨大的政府程式的上傳，這就要求稅收。

派特森先生有嚴重的資源來呼籲在他的運動。在一塊為保守的博客每日訪客，派特森先生抨擊美國聯合汽車工會作為左翼 ATM 機。 他還批評了工人投訴，由聯合汽車工人工會在查塔努加，標記它出於政治動機的誤導徵集 NLRB 最近拒絕接受。先生派特森 CWF，這只是保守的遊說團體，使得他們在該地區被稱為數目。聯合汽車工人工會先前努力組織移植汽車工廠廣泛被解雇，奄奄一息。然而，水準的支出與遊說的反工會團體行動不這樣認為，至少在這種情況下。
溫室樂曲，完全是很值得一讀，如果只是因為它顯示了如何高在查塔努加賭注已成為 (或至少被認為是)。它還演示了，也許是無意的如何在後救助美國要麼類別作為構建了親聯盟和反聯盟。排斥那新政治變成什麼將原本規模較小的區域爭議成一個全國性的問題。
恐懼的 (或希望) 的廣泛組織工會的南部汽車產業的多米諾骨牌效應很明顯具有全國影響力的群體。即便如此，令人關切的程度可能被誇大了。每種植物是獨特的並與製造業細分有愈來愈多的 Oem 和位置之間，組織工會自動傳播的機會很渺茫。 連絡方式 在北美主要裁員再加上去年廣為銷售困難無疑有助於在植物特殊氣候，一個不同于其他移植工廠。把握的未來仍存在許多不確定性的朋友和有組織的勞工的敵人。

On Tuesday, the New York Times published a look at the ongoing feud between pro- and anti-union forces at Volkswagens plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It paints a picture of a political battle fought mainly by outside forces, utilizing the deep pockets of some of the nations most powerful lobbying groups.
Steven Greenhouses story Outsiders, Not Auto Plant, Battle U. A. W. in Tennessee is mainly focused on the lobbying efforts of anti-union groups, including the freshly minted Center for Worker Freedom. The CWF is a subsidiary of Americans for Tax Reform, the well-known anti-tax group led by conservative titan Grover Norquist. Conservative commentator Matt Patterson heads the CWF, and has made it clear that he wants the UAW out of Chattanooga, telling the NYTUnions are a big driver of government. Unions are very political, the U. A. W. is one of the most political. If they help elect politicians who pass huge government programs, that requires taxes.

Mr. Patterson has serious resources to call upon in his crusade. In a piece for conservative blog The Daily Caller, Mr. Patterson lambasted the UAW as a left-wing ATM machine. He also criticized the recent rejection by the NLRB of a worker complaint alleging misleading solicitation by the UAW at Chattanooga, labeling it as politically motivated. Mr. Pattersons CWF is just one of a number of conservative lobbying groups making their presence known in the region. Previous efforts by the UAW to organize the transplant auto factories have widely been dismissed as moribund. However, the level of spending and lobbying action of anti-union groups suggests otherwise, at least in this case.
Greenhouses full piece is well worth a read, if only because it shows how high the stakes at Chattanooga have become (or at least are perceived to be). It also demonstrates, perhaps unintentionally, how pro-union and anti-union have been constructed as all-or-nothing categories in post-bailout America. That new politics of exclusion has turned what would originally have been a fairly small-scale regional controversy into a national issue.
The fear of (or hope for) a domino effect of widespread unionization of the Southern auto industry is palpable amongst groups with a national reach. Even so, the level of concern may be overblown. Every plant is unique, and with manufacturing subdivided between an ever-larger number of OEMs and locations, the chance of unionization automatically spreading is slim. VWs well-publicized sales difficulties in North America coupled with major layoffs last year have undoubtedly contributed to an exceptional climate at the plant, one unlike the other transplant factories. The future still holds many uncertainties for the friends and foes of organized labor.