VW is appealing an NLRB unanimous ruling that the automaker must bargain with UAW Local 42 in Chattanooga Tennessee.

UAW Secretary Treasurer Gary Casteel says the union is disappointed that VW is thumbing its nose at the federal government. Casteel says courts have consistently upheld the NLRB labor standard that enabled Local 42 to organize skilled trades workers in Chattanooga.

German labor leaders say it's unacceptable for Volkswagen to abide by labor law in its home country but disregard labor law elsewhere in the world.