Alabama Mercedes Employees Overwhelmingly Vote Against Joining Union
Nearly 93% of workers eligible to vote cast ballots.
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Nearly 93% of workers eligible to vote cast ballots.
(Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A decisive vote against the United Auto Workers union at two Mercedes factories in Alabama on Friday sidetracked the UAW's grand plan to sign up workers at nonunion plants mainly in the South. But newly elected Pres
Workers at two Mercedes factories in Alabama voted decisively against unionizing.
The workers voted 56% against the union, according to tallies released by the National Labor Relations Board, which ran the election. The union must wait a year before seeking another vote.
Nearly 93% of workers eligible to vote cast ballots.