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Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote 'no' to joining union

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Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote against joining UAW, a blow to the union's expansion in the South.

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  1. Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama voting on whether to join UAW

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  2. Mercedes in Alabama to learn if they will join US union

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

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    Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote 'no' to joining union

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  1. Forbes

    UAW Hopes To Expand Its Ranks As Alabama Mercedes-Benz Workers Vote On Union Membership (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    More than 5,000 workers at two Mercedes-Benz plants in Alabama begin voting Monday on whether or not to join the United Auto Workers.

  2. NPR

    Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama begin union vote amid pressure from all sides (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Workers at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama start voting this week on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. Last month, Volkswagen workers in Tennessee voted overwhelmingly to unionize.

  3. CBS News

    Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama voting on whether to join UAW (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The UAW is looking to add to its recent win in the South, where nonunion workforces appeal to foreign automakers.

  4. The Guardian

    Mercedes workers in Alabama face anti-union message ‘barrage’ before election (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    United Auto Workers union sees two of German-owned carmaker’s plants as key in effort to unionize industry in southern US

  5. France 24

    Mercedes workers in Alabama to vote whether to join US union (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    The US auto workers union's drive to organize auto plants in the southern United States faces a second test this week at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama following a triumph last month.

  6. NBC News

    U.S. autoworkers union seeks tough victory at Mercedes plant in Alabama (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama began voting Monday on whether to join the United Auto Workers union, a significant test of whether the labor group can maintain momentum in the historically anti-union American South.

  7. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama are voting to join the UAW. Here's what's at stake. (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Vote comes a month after the UAW unionized its first auto plant in the South.

  8. Christian Science Monitor

    With vote at Alabama plant, UAW challenges South’s anti-union tilt (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    If Mercedes employees in Alabama vote to join the United Auto Workers, it may signal a power shift in America’s most union-resistant region.

  9. Newsweek

    Mercedes accused of "tricks" in bid to stop Alabama unionization (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Mercedes employees in Alabama will vote on whether to join the United Auto Workers Union this week.

  10. CBS News

    Mercedes-Benz workers cast final votes in high-stakes UAW election (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Alabama Mercedes employees are voting on whether to join the labor group as the United Auto Workers barrels into union-averse Southern states.

  11. New York Post

    Mercedes workers at Alabama plant vote to reject unionization in setback for UAW (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The United Auto Workers suffered a disappointing loss at a Mercedes-Benz factory in Alabama on Friday, a setback for the union's plans to achieve broader gains in the South after winning a deal at a Tennessee Volkswagen plant in April.

  12. Wyoming Public Media

    Mercedes workers vote no to union, putting the brakes on UAW's march South (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    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.

  13. NBC News

    UAW loses Alabama union vote seen as bellwether for organizing autoworkers in the South (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Workers at two Mercedes-Benz factories in Alabama have voted against joining the United Auto Workers, the largest autoworkers union in the U.S., a blow to an effort to strengthen the presence of organized labor in the South.

  14. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote 'no' to joining union (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote against joining UAW, a blow to the union's expansion in the South.

  15. Fox2 Detroit

    UAW: Workers at Mercedes plant in Alabama vote against unionizing (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    Fox2 Detroit's feed description

    Employees voted 56% against the union, according to unofficial totals from the UAW.

  16. Kokomo Tribune

    Alabama Mercedes employees overwhelmingly vote against joining union, slowing UAW effort in South (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    Workers at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, have voted overwhelmingly against joining the United Auto Workers. The union lost by a vote of 2,642 to 2,045 in results released

  17. New York Times

    Mercedes Workers in Alabama Reject Union (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The election, fiercely opposed by the state’s political leaders, was seen as a test of the United Automobile Workers’ ability to unionize factories in the South.

  18. The Cullman Times

    Employees at Alabama Mercedes plants vote 56% against union, slowing UAW effort in South (opens The Cullman Times)

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    The Cullman Times's feed description

    Workers at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, have voted overwhelmingly against joining the United Auto Workers. The results released Friday by the UAW dealt a setback to the union’s

  19. Digital Journal

    Mercedes in Alabama to learn if they will join US union (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Workers at Mercedes-Benz's Alabama business are expected to learn Friday if they will shift into a union shop, following a contentious

  20. The Boston Globe

    Employees at Alabama Mercedes plants vote 56 percent against union, slowing UAW effort in South (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Workers at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, voted overwhelmingly against joining the United Auto Workers, a setback in the union’s drive to organize plants in the historically nonunion South.

  21. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote against UAW union membership (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    The results are a blow to the UAW’s organizing efforts a month after the Detroit union won an organizing drive of Volkswagen plant workers in Tennessee.

  22. ABC 30 Fresno

    Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote against joining UAW (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    ABC 30 Fresno's feed description

    Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote against joining UAW, a blow to the union's expansion in the South.

  23. WFMZ Allentown

    Workers at 2 Mercedes plants in Alabama are voting against joining a union early in the vote count (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Workers at two Mercedes-Benz plants near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, are voting against joining the United Auto Workers union in early ballot counts, in a test of the UAW’s ambitious plan to

  24. Forbes

    Alabama Mercedes-Benz Workers Reject UAW (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Workers at two Mercedes-Benz plants in Alabama voted against joining the United Auto Workers Union.

  25. Fortune

    UAW's southern strategy falls short as Mercedes workers in Alabama reject union (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    The defeat in two plants near Tuscaloosa comes a month after the UAW scored a breakthrough victory in a Tennessee VW facility.

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