Editors: Bill Koenig, John Lear | Bloomberg Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The United Auto Workers union, whose leader has staked its future bargaining power on organizing U.S. plants of Asian and European automakers, plans to start pressuring the companies through dealership campaigns. Regional UAW representatives trained members about how the campaign will work at UAW Local 2209 on Nov. 19, said Mark Gevaart, president of the local in Roanoke, Indiana. The union hasn't selected the automaker it will target and didn't discuss when the drive will begin, he said in a phone interview. Restoring the UAW's clout in negotiating with the industry depends on organizing the U.S. factories of automakers such as Toyota Motor Corp. and Daimler AG, union President Bob King told members at a bargaining convention in March. The UAW has failed in past attempts to organize Toyota, Honda Motor Co. and … [Read more...]