"UAW Launches Union Campaign at Alabama Mercedes-Benz Plant"

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The United Auto Workers (UAW) has announced a union campaign at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama, with over 30% of workers signing union authorization cards. The UAW aims to unionize non-union auto workers across the US, highlighting stagnant wages and inflation despite automakers reporting significant profits. The union drive at Mercedes-Benz follows a similar effort at the Volkswagen plant in Tennessee, and if successful, could lead to improved working conditions and increased job security for workers at the Alabama plant.
- UAW announces union campaign at Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama The Guardian US
- Mercedes-Benz workers launch public UAW campaign Detroit Free Press
- UAW make progress in effort to unionize Mercedes factory in Alabama The Washington Post
- Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey opinion: Standing up for jobs as unions target auto manufacturing AL.com
- Seventy Percent of Mercedes Workers in Alabama Have Not Signed UAW Representation Cards National Review
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