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More than half of Alabama Mercedes-Benz plant workers signed union cards in 2 months, UAW says
The United Auto Workers Tuesday announced that more than half of the employees at Mercedes-Benz’s Vance plant have signed union cards.
It’s a stunning announcement for an auto factory in a right-to-work state that has historically resisted the union’s organizing efforts in the 27 years since the German automaker opened the plant - the first in Alabama.
And the news comes only two months into an organizing drive by the union in Southern auto factories.
Earlier this month, the UAW announced that more than 50% of workers at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant had signed union cards, while 30% have shown union support at Hyundai’s Montgomery plant.
https://www.al.com/news/2024/02/uaw-union-signs-majority-of-volkswagen-ags-chattanooga-factory-workers.html
It’s a stunning announcement for an auto factory in a right-to-work state that has historically resisted the union’s organizing efforts in the 27 years since the German automaker opened the plant - the first in Alabama.
And the news comes only two months into an organizing drive by the union in Southern auto factories.
Earlier this month, the UAW announced that more than 50% of workers at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant had signed union cards, while 30% have shown union support at Hyundai’s Montgomery plant.
https://www.al.com/news/2024/02/uaw-union-signs-majority-of-volkswagen-ags-chattanooga-factory-workers.html
