UPDATE: Acting on behalf of Volkswagen employees on Wednesday, a Hamilton County commissioner called on the UAW to vote on the automaker’s latest offer.

Commissioner Jeff Eversole held a press conference outside of the automaker's plant, where he asked the UAW to hold a vote on VW’s final contract offer that was made in September.

UPDATE: Union submits counteroffer after Volkswagen makes final contract public

With less than two weeks to go before a $1,500 signing bonus expires, the union representing Volkswagen workers has sent a counteroffer to the company.

Eversole says most of the plant’s employees support the offer.

"Volkswagen put forward a final union contract offer over a month ago that offers significant gains for Chattanooga workers, including a 20% wage increase, a cost-of-

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