In November 2023, feeling their oats after successful contract negotiations with the Big Three automakers, the United Auto Workers (UAW) decided that it would simultaneously attempt to push its organizing efforts to a dozen non-union auto factories, a majority of them in the South. After succeeding in converting a Volkswagon plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the UAW set its sights on two Mercedes-Benz plants near Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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After much promotion, propaganda, and a stand-off with Alabama lawmakers, the Mercedes-Benz autoworkers made their voices heard through secret ballot. The UAW was weighed in the balance, and found wanting:
Mercedes-Benz workers in Vance voted not to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) in an election held this week.
According to unofficial results…
