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Workers at the Mercedes-Benz factory Located in Vance, Alabama Suburbs of Tuscaloosa are scheduled to vote next month on whether to join the United Auto Workers union.
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced Thursday that 5,000 eligible workers at the plant will be able to vote from May 13 to May 17.
About 5,000 employees at Mercedes-Benz in Vance, Alabama, will vote next month on whether to form a union. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)
| ticker | safety | last | change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MBGAF | Mercedes Benz Group AG | 79.24 | -0.17 | -0.21% |
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The announcement comes as a vote is underway at Volkswagen’s only U.S. plant. Workers at the plant are also considering representation from the UAW as the union pushes for expansion following a successful strike against Detroit’s Big Three automakers last year.
| ticker | safety | last | change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voisy | Volkswagen AG | March 15th | +0.03 | +0.20% |
| F | ford motor corporation | 12.07 | +0.04 | +0.33% |
| GM | general motors company | 42.44 | -0.02 | -0.05% |
| STLA | Stellantis NV | 25.76 | -0.02 | -0.08% |
Voting began Wednesday among 4,100 hourly workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and will run through Friday.
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Winning either vote would be an important milestone for the union.
The UAW has tried and failed to organize non-union Americans for years. Car factory, most of which are manufactured by Asian and European automakers in southern states. But the UAW is feeling renewed momentum after securing record deals with Ford, General Motors and Stellantis in the fall.
Sean Fein, president of the United Auto Workers union, has been pushing extensively for unionization among autoworkers in the South. (Ting Sheng/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
UAW President Sean Fein vowed that the union would “do whatever it takes” to organize nonunion automaker workers. like volkswagenwhich was joined by Tesla, Toyota, Honda, Mercedes and more after securing victory in Detroit.
The union has promised better wages and working conditions for prospective members, but it faces pushback from state leaders who warn that unionizing threatens jobs.
The day before voting began at the VW Chattanooga plant, the Republican governors of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas issued a joint statement opposing the UAW’s push to unionize the South.
“Unionizing would undoubtedly put our state’s jobs at risk; in fact, all UAW automakers have already announced layoffs this year,” the governors’ statement said.
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“In America, we value our workforce and we don’t need to pay a third party to decide who picks up the box or turns on the switch. No one wants to hear that, but this is the ugly reality.” The statement continued. . “We’ve seen this play out every time foreign automakers’ factories unionize, and none of those factories are operational.”
FOX Business’ Eric Revell and Reuters contributed to this report.
