After their success at VW The US union UAW failed with the attempt, too Mercedes-to bring workers in two plants in the US state of Alabama under their roof. According to voting results released Friday, 56 percent opposed union representation by the UAW. With a total of 4,687 votes cast, 92 percent of employees took part, as Mercedes announced.
This is a major setback for the US union UAW, which wants to expand its influence beyond the three American car giants. It has so far been poorly represented, especially in southern states like Alabama. After the UAW succeeded in becoming the union representative for American VW workers on its third attempt in April, it had hopes for more. The union is also trying to get workers involved Toyota in Kentucky and Hyundai to organize in Alabama.