VW ima v Ameriki še en konflikt, v katerem se izogibajo pogajanjem, to je konflikt s sindikati. Ameriški minister za delo Thomas Perez je ostro kritiziral VW zaradi spora s sindikatom v tovarni v ameriški zvezni državi Tennessee. Vlada ZDA ne odobrava tega, da VW v svojem obratu v Chattanoogi ne priznava tamkajšnjega sveta delavcev in zavrača kolektivna pogajanja o plačah.
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Atlanta v Georgiji, ki sicer ni bila nikdar okupirana in obdana z žično ograjo, ima pa menda skrbno varovan trezor s super tajno formulo Coca Cole, postopoma dobiva svoj zeleni obroč in svojo Pot/PST za pešce in kolesarje. Ta bo potekala po trasi opuščene železniške proge in bo z 22 miljami za približno 4 km daljša od ljubljanskega, zna pa biti precej bolj zelena.

Could this traffic-clogged Southern city, long derided as the epitome of suburban sprawl, really be discovering its walkable, bike-friendly, density-embracing, streetcar-riding, human-scale soul?
The answer is evident in the outpouring of affection that residents here have showered on the Atlanta BeltLine, which aims to convert 22 miles of mostly disused railway beds circling the city’s urban core into a biking and pedestrian loop, a new streetcar line, and a staggeringly ambitious engine of urban revitalization.
Even though just a small fraction of the loop trail has been completed, Atlantans, in one of the purer expressions of America’s newly rekindled romance with city life, have already passionately embraced the project. And like any budding romance, it is full of high hopes — for an Atlanta that is more racially integrated, less congested and, in a change refreshing to many here, more focused on improving the lives of residents rather than just projecting a glittering New South image to the rest of the world.
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