Blackburn Rejects Racism Charge in UAW Bid: It Was ‘Stacked in Favor of’ Unions

BLACKBURN Well what we ░░░░░░░░ to realize is the ░░░░░░░░ plant gave the union ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to go in ░░░░░░░░ see their workers the ░░░░░░░░ held the election And ░░░░░░░░ had the opposition that ░░░░░░░░ t go into the ░░░░░░░░ So I think they ░░░░░░░░ a little bit misstating ░░░░░░░░ and trying to KELLY ░░░░░░░░ the deck was stacked ░░░░░░░░ you BLACKBURN It was ░░░░░░░░ no it was stacked ░░░░░░░░ favor of unionization and ░░░░░░░░ the opposition But I ░░░░░░░░ what we are seeing ░░░░░░░░ that individuals the worker ░░░░░░░░ to stand up for ░░░░░░░░ and they don t ░░░░░░░░ big unions they don ░░░░░░░░ trust big institutions You ░░░░░░░░ see it in how ░░░░░░░░ distrust government It is ░░░░░░░░ trend that we re ░░░░░░░░ KELLY They came out ░░░░░░░░ said in particular Senator ░░░░░░░░ they said messed with ░░░░░░░░ election essentially by suggesting ░░░░░░░░ Volkswagen was going to ░░░░░░░░ in the coming weeks ░░░░░░░░ it would manufacture a ░░░░░░░░ mid sized SUV at ░░░░░░░░ plant if only the ░░░░░░░░ vote failed And the ░░░░░░░░ has said that was ░░░░░░░░ interference he had no ░░░░░░░░ saying that and it ░░░░░░░░ not true Now they ░░░░░░░░ asking for another vote ░░░░░░░░ mean there is talk ░░░░░░░░ pushing for another vote ░░░░░░░░ a do over Do ░░░░░░░░ think that is likely ░░░░░░░░ Well they may decide ░░░░░░░░ do that You know ░░░░░░░░ Corker certainly has the ░░░░░░░░ to say what he ░░░░░░░░ to say If they ░░░░░░░░ to push it again ░░░░░░░░ I think they will ░░░░░░░░ fewer votes now than ░░░░░░░░ did the first time ░░░░░░░░ Really Why BLACKBURN Because ░░░░░░░░ many people found out ░░░░░░░░ the last time that ░░░░░░░░ union had a neutrality ░░░░░░░░ That they had already ░░░░░░░░ the UAW and it ░░░░░░░░ with their wages and ░░░░░░░░ they could make the ░░░░░░░░ benefits And you re ░░░░░░░░ at workers now at ░░░░░░░░ Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga ░░░░░░░░ are making 27 an ░░░░░░░░ And this is a ░░░░░░░░ solid wage They like ░░░░░░░░ arrangement they have They ░░░░░░░░ the environment they have ░░░░░░░░ they do not want ░░░░░░░░ labor bosses coming in ░░░░░░░░ messing it up And ░░░░░░░░ like we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ teachers in California and ░░░░░░░░ Walker in Wisconsin people ░░░░░░░░ going against the unions ░░░░░░░░ they want the ability ░░░░░░░░ control their life their ░░░░░░░░ and their earning power ░░░░░░░░ they want to be ░░░░░░░░ on earning the most ░░░░░░░░ at the can possibly ░░░░░░░░ They don t want ░░░░░░░░ delegate that to a ░░░░░░░░ organizer KELLY Congresswoman Marsha ░░░░░░░░ great —“