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United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain speaks to reporters in Tuscaloosa, Ala., May 17, 2024
WORKERS at Mercedes-Benz in Vance, Alabama, have voted against unionisation in a close vote that was preceded by an anti-union campaign by the German company which had promised to remain neutral.
Workers at the plant in Vance and a nearby battery facility voted 2,642 to 2,045 against the United Auto Workers (UAW), a 56 per cent No vote. The result was announced on Friday night.
UAW president Shawn Fain told workers at the count that while they were disappointed, the recent vote to unionise at Volkswagen in Chattanooga came after two previous defeats.
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