This bothered me to, so I tried looking up why this would be true: From wikipedia: >Section 8(a)(2) of the NLRA makes it illegal for an employer "to dominate

This bothered me to, so I tried looking up why this would be true: From wikipedia: >Section 8(a)(2) of the NLRA makes it illegal for an employer "to dominate or interfere with the formation or administration of any labor organization or contribute financial or other support to it." I guess the objective is to avoid "puppet" unions, though if the "formation" part was stricken from this, I feel like the problem would be solved (VW could form the union but have it be independent).