Over 1,500 autoworkers at a Mercedes plant in Alabama have signed union cards, marking a significant step in the United Auto Workers' campaign to unionize non-union workers across the United States. The UAW has reached the threshold to file for a union election, with over 30% of the plant's workers signing cards. This is part of the UAW's effort to organize 13 non-unionized automakers in the U.S. The UAW's formal campaign to unionize the Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is a key move in expanding membership beyond the 'Big Three' U.S. automakers. The unionization process has garnered support from political figures advocating for workers' rights and fair treatment.
Unions fight hard to secure better working conditions, higher wages and fair treatment for American workers – and our economy is stronger for it. I’ll always fight to protect your right to organize and collectively bargain.
Auto workers at a Mercedes plant in Alabama have reached the 30 percent milestone on signed union cards, joining other southern auto workers at Volkswagen in Tennessee. https://t.co/7lbhgW57NO
All workers, no matter where they live, should be able to join a union. I stand with the @UAW as they work to organize non-union plants across our country, and urge the CEOs of the non-union manufacturers to remain neutral during the unionization process. https://t.co/mkuxFcWG8V
United Auto Workers publicly launched a union card drive at a Mercedes-Benz production plant near Tuscaloosa, Ala., following up on promises to expand membership beyond the “Big Three” U.S. automakers. https://t.co/MZv5g8wFJM https://t.co/GbXftNyJIN
UAW Starts Unionizing Largest U.S. Mercedes Plant In Campaign Targeting Non-Union Auto Manufacturers https://t.co/F1Zr2bWZP5 https://t.co/XWhsBP2whZ
The United Auto Workers pressed forward in its effort to unionize auto factories in the South by announcing that 30 percent of Mercedes workers at an Alabama factory have signed cards endorsing unionization. https://t.co/9Tf2H1JTbb
The UAW is launching a formal campaign to unionize the Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama — the next step in its effort to organize 13 non-unionized automakers in the U.S. https://t.co/Rps8XMNjIj
👀👀Auto-workers at the Mercedes-Benz plant outside Tuscaloosa, Ala., have hit a big milestone in campaign to join the UAW. Over 30% of the plant's workers have signed cards, the union said (which is the threshold to file for a union election) https://t.co/ZOmFVgpQIj
BREAKING: 1,500 autoworkers at a massive Mercedes plant in Alabama have signed union cards and are launching their campaign to join the @UAW. This is a huge step in the United Auto Workers drive to unionize non-union workers across the United States.
New: @UAW says it's signed up more than 30% of workers at a Mercedes plant in Alabama, after hitting the same milestone last month at Volkswagen in Tennessee https://t.co/GaSbAw4Vdw