Legal Fight | Union launches lawsuit against vehicle makers amid claims of 'aggressive' anti-union campaigns

The United Auto Workers union has filed unfair labor practice charges against Honda, Hyundai and Volkswagen, citing aggressive anti-union campaigns to deter workers from organizing.

The union's filings with the National Labor Relations Board and a video address Monday evening by UAW President Shawn Fain are the latest steps by the union to draw attention to its effort to organize workers at Tesla and foreign-owned U.S. auto plants, according to Reuter.

In his video address, Fain said UAW faces challenges organizing at employers that have successfully resisted the union for decades. The UAW wants to see support from 70% of a plant's workforce before pushing for an organizing vote, Fain said.

Fain said he met last week with workers at Toyota Motor's Georgetown, Kentucky assembly plant. The UAW president said no single company is the union's first priority. "They're all the target," he said.