Employees at a Chinese-owned glass factory have filed a request with the NLRB for a representation election. Fuyao received around $10.6 million in grants from Ohio officials to establish operations in the small town of Moraine in 2014. The plant now employs roughly 1,500 employees, some have cited poor working conditions and unfair labor practices including favoritism and authoritarian policies. Working conditions improved at the plant after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued fines for safety violations, but high turnover remains a big issue. The UAW is eager to organize the plant, and the Labor Board approved the workers’ request for a union election, which will be held in the near future.
See "Workers at Chinese-owned Ohio glass plant push for union backing", Ginger Adams Otis, New York Daily News, October 19, 2017