The VW management, the German union and the German Workers council wanted the plant to unionize.
VW is a lot more pro union than Amazon. Die to German law there are a lot of union members on the board.
The 2014 vote was opposed by local politicians, mainly republicans.
VW wanted the union at the first vote.
https://truthout.org/articles/volkswagen-workers-vote-on-union-works-council-scheme/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/union-vote-at-volkswagen-tennessee-plant-heading-to-close-1392379887
The VW management, the German union and the German Workers council wanted the plant to unionize. VW is a lot more pro union than Amazon. Die to German law there are a lot of union members on the board. The 2014 vote was opposed by local politicians, mainly republicans.