Workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama voted against the formation of a union on Friday, dealing a significant blow to the United Auto Workers' hopes at making inroads in the South.
U.S. workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama handed a stinging loss to the United Auto Workers on Friday, rejecting the union in a vote it had expected would build on a win at a Tennessee Volkswagen plant and push it deeper into the U.S. South. It marked the first big loss for UAW organizers after a series of victories, including double-digit raises for Detroit workers and the union's expansion to a VW factory in Chattanooga last month.
The workers at the plant in Vance, Alabama, and a nearby battery facility voted 2,642 to 2,045 against joining the UAW, meaning 56% voted "no," according to the U.S. National Labor Relations Board, which oversaw the vote. The result still needs to be certified. "While this loss stings, we’ll keep our heads up," UAW President Shawn Fain said at a nearby union hall following the loss. "I’m not scared at all," he said when asked about losing momentum.
In the last two-and-a-half weeks, she and others worked to stop the UAW, and she noticed anti-union momentum growing in the final days of the campaign. "In the last week, people were coming to me," Howell said. "I noticed a huge change in the attitudes of people."
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