The United Auto Workers said on Thursday it wants to enter new talks with Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) about recognizing the union as collective bargaining agent for workers at the German automaker’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. UAW Secretary-Treasurer Gary Casteel said the union made a renewed pitch to the company after a recent filing with U.S. labor officials showed the UAW is supported by 55 percent of hourly workers at the plant. The American union failed last year to win an election held by the U.S.