UPDATE: Some Volkswagen employees are speaking out on Wednesday, after a Hamilton County commissioner called on the UAW to vote on the automaker’s "final contract" 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 i