Union organizing failed at the Alabama plant with 56% of the vote, or 2,642 workers, casting ballots against the UAW, according to the NLRB, which oversaw the election.

More than 5,000 Mercedes-Benz workers who build luxury SUVs in Alabama were eligible to vote on whether to join the UAW. Workers faced intense anti-union messaging from Mercedes in the run-up.

Workers at two Mercedes-Benz plants near Tuscaloosa, Alabama cast ballots against joining the union by a margin of 2,642 to 2,045, or 56% to 44%, the National Labor Relations Board said.

UAW alleged that Mercedes disciplined employees for discussing unionization at work, prohibited distribution of union materials and surveilled employees, the NLRB said Skip to Main Content Explore ...

Despite the United Auto Workers’ failure in today’s union election at Mercedes-Benz plants in Alabama, the final outcome could still be delayed by challenges.

More than 5,000 Mercedes-Benz workers who build luxury SUVs in Alabama were eligible to vote on whether to join the UAW. Workers faced intense anti-union messaging from Mercedes in the run-up.

Mercedes-Benz was the first to open an automotive assembly plant in Alabama, back in 1993. Since then, others have joined in opening plants across the state: Honda in Lincoln, Hyundai in ...

Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama rejected union representation by the United Auto Workers on Friday, a setback for the labor union as it tries to expand to non-union factories in the South after ...

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union is challenging the results of last week’s organizing vote of Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama, in which workers voted against union representation, and ...

Mercedes Workers voted 2,045 to 2,642, or 56% to 44%, against joining the UAW, the National Labor Relations Board said Friday. For the union to prevail, it needed to get 50% plus one of valid ...