A Loss at Mercedes-Benz Slows U.A.W.'s Southern Campaign The New York TimesMercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote against joining UAW, a blow to union's expansion in the South ABC NewsMercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote against UAW union membership CNBCUAW Loses Unionization Vote at Mercedes Factories in Alabama The New York TimesUAW's stinging loss in Alabama won't kill national organizing effort Reuters
Workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama voted against joining the United Auto Workers, hurting the union's push to organize at many foreign-owned factories in the South.