Volkswagen says it will scale back production at its Chattanooga plant from 3 shifts to 2, starting at the end of this month.Affected employees will be offered

The United Auto Workers union said on Thursday it filed unfair labor practice charges against Volkswagen, as the automaker cut jobs at a factory in Tennessee where the union is negotiating its first contract after winning an election there last year.

VW is cutting back to two shifts producing the electric VW ID Buzz, which is being built at the first foreign-owned Southern auto plant to unionize.

Volkswagen cuts a shift at its Tennessee plant amid EV demand struggles, sparking a UAW unfair practices claim.