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Volkswagen employees and the company have still not agreed on a contract after more than a year and a half of negotiation. The employees’ union has started talking about and training for a strike if their demands aren’t met. Local 3 News has a story about how a strike might affect the Chattanooga economy in the short and long runs. They interviewed CRER director and chief economist Howard Wall<\/a> about his views: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf there’s a strike, that means that they’re not getting paid. And for VW, it means that they’re not producing anything, so they’re not selling anything,\u201d Wall explained.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He warned that the ripple effects could extend far beyond the factory floor.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe long-term implications of an actual strike would be really bad because Volkswagen would say it’s just not worth it. Other places will say it’s not worth it. Future expansions cannot happen.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wall added that a walkout could reshape perceptions of the South as a reliably business-friendly region.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019ll be interesting to see what the workers here think, because it used to be thought that, well, at least they\u2019re not radical workers. But maybe they are more radical than we thought.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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