NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two of the more vocal Republican critics of efforts to unionize the Volkswagen assembly plant in Tennessee are taking opposing approaches to a pending vote over United Auto Workers representation next week.

U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, who last year declared that the German automaker would become a “laughingstock” if it opened its doors to the UAW, has announced he won’t weigh in until after the three-day vote beginning Wednesday.