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| Workers at Alabama Mercedes plants break string of wins for UAW by rejecting unionization |
| 2024-05-18 |
| [Washington Examiner] Autoworkers at two Alabama Mercedes-Benz factories voted against a move to join the United Auto Workers union on Friday, breaking a string of unionizations in the South. Unionization failed 56% to 44% with a total of 4,687 votes cast and 7% of eligible voters abstaining. The National Labor Relations Board said both sides will have to wait five days to file an objection. UAW President Shawn Fain told workers the results were not what the union had hoped for, but he said the UAW eventually will prevail. "These courageous workers reached out to us because they want justice," he said. Fain compared the unionization fight to the biblical David and Goliath. Sometimes Goliath wins a battle, "but ultimately, David will win the war," he said. "These workers will win their fair share." In April, the UAW unionized workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, after two other tries. Gov. Kay Ivey (R-AL) voiced her pleasure for the workers’ decision, saying the "workers in Vance have spoken, and they have spoken clearly! Alabama is not Michigan, and we are not the Sweet Home to the UAW." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 ...Fear not; I'm sure the NLRB will keep ordering votes until the UAW wins. Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2024-05-18 11:50 |
| #3 The data reflects UAW unionizing a factory, many times results in that automaker opening a plant in a NAFTA location, then closing the US Factory location down to avoid the costs of always increasing UAW labor and production control demandss. Eg. 2023 figures indicate the UAW membership is now only about 1/3 of what it was about 10 years ago. Then there is the question of the UAW leadership donating $$$ Millions to political and social causes the Rank-n-File do not support. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2024-05-18 08:14 |
| #2 "Join UAW and get higher salary until the plant closes" doesn't work anymore? |
| Posted by: Grom the reflective 2024-05-18 05:25 |
| #1 "Gov. Kay Ivey (R-AL) voiced her pleasure for the workers’ decision, saying the "workers in Vance have spoken, and they have spoken clearly! Alabama is not Michigan, and we are not the Sweet Home to the UAW." First gallant South Carolina nobly made the stand Then came Alabama and took her by the hand Next, quickly Mississippi, Georgia, and Florida All raised on high the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star, (Hurrah) Hurrah! Hurrah! For Southern rights, hurrah! Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-05-18 03:40 |