Tennessee Governor Leveled A $300 Million Threat At VW Over UAW Vote. [View all]

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http://www.newschannel5.com/story/25122909/haslam-administration-linked-300m-offer-to-vw-uaw-process

The governor secretly dangled a strings-attached $300 million state incentive package over VW's head just to keep a small union shop out of his state.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Were hundreds of millions of your tax dollars offered to Volkswagen -- and then pulled back -- to try to keep the United Auto Workers out of Chattanooga?

For months, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has denied any connection.

But documents leaked to NewsChannel 5 Investigates offer conclusive proof that the Haslam administration wanted a say in the automaker's deal with organized labor -- in exchange for $300 million in economic incentives to help VW expand its Chattanooga operations.

Now we finally know what Sen. Corker was alluding to when he said VW workers would have expanded production, but only if they rejected union representation. Congratulations to Channel 5 in Nashville for providing the public with some actual investigative reporting.