Mercedes-Benz Workers in Alabama Vote Against Union Representation #

Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama have voted against union representation, dealing a blow to the United Auto Workers (UAW) organizing efforts. The National Labor Relations Board announced the results, which come a month after the UAW won an organizing drive at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee. The UAW’s attempt to establish a presence at the Mercedes-Benz plant was expected to be more challenging due to two previous failed organizing drives. The loss is expected to impact the UAW’s ongoing organizing drive of non-union automakers in the US. The NLRB is currently investigating unfair labor practice charges filed against Mercedes-Benz by the UAW.