"UAW Makes Strides in Unionizing Southern Automakers"
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The United Auto Workers (UAW) is making strides in unionizing Southern auto plants, with workers at Mercedes in Alabama and Volkswagen in Tennessee filing for union elections. Despite the South's historical resistance to unions, the UAW has garnered significant support, driven by concerns over wages and working conditions. While some workers are skeptical of unionization, the UAW's recent success in negotiating better contracts with major automakers has bolstered its appeal. Southern politicians and workers remain divided on the potential impact of unionization on the region's automotive industry.
- Seeking to defy history, the UAW is coming closer to unionizing in the South NPR
- UAW reaches milestone in filing for union vote at second nonunion automaker CNN
- Mercedes workers in Alabama to vote on joining UAW union The Washington Post
- Mercedes workers petition NLRB for UAW election, group says Detroit Free Press
- Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama file for union election The Guardian US
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