UAW targets Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama

The United Auto Workers’ union announced Tuesday it plans to unionize workers at Alabama’s Mercedes-Benz plant. The UAW says 30% of the plant’s workers have already signed a union authorization card for UAW membership. 30% is a key trigger for the union, as it opens up the efforts to a greater degree. If over 50% sign the union authorization cards, the UAW hopes it will trigger federal regulators at the National Labor Relations Board to intervene and install the UAW. “Mercedes’s profits have grown by 200% in just the past few years. From March to November 2023, the company spent $1.9 billion o