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Union disputes continue as Alabama Mercedes-Benz rejects United Auto Workers

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Union disputes continue as Alabama Mercedes-Benz rejects United Auto Workers
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William L. Messenger Vice President and Legal Director (2023-Present) | NRTWLD&EF, Inc

The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation has highlighted ongoing tensions between workers and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union in Alabama. Mark Mix, president of the Foundation, authored an opinion piece published in The Center Square in May 2024, which discussed the history of labor disputes involving UAW at various plants.

Alabama Mercedes-Benz employees recently voted against joining the UAW. This decision was informed by past experiences at NTN-Bower in Hamilton, Alabama, where workers were under UAW representation from 1976 until they voted out the union in 2015. During that time, a prolonged strike led by UAW resulted in harassment and intimidation of workers who chose to return to work.

Ginger Estes, a former employee at NTN-Bower who played a key role in decertifying the union there, recounted: “Someone had to stand up for families like mine who simply couldn’t risk going on strike.” She added that UAW leaders protected "lazy and incompetent employees" and endangered the plant's future.

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Estes described facing harassment during her efforts to gather signatures for a decertification petition. Despite multiple elections being overturned due to legal challenges from UAW lawyers, workers eventually succeeded with legal support from the National Right to Work Foundation.

Similar dissatisfaction with UAW leadership was reported at a Nissan parts distribution center in Somerset, New Jersey. Michael Oliver, an employee leading efforts to remove the union there, stated: “UAW union officials were far more concerned with hoarding power... than communicating with or listening to workers.”

In recent votes held last month at Nissan’s facility, 70% of workers chose to remove the union despite attempts by UAW officials to impose contracts that might have delayed or influenced voting outcomes.

The experiences shared by these employees reflect broader concerns about union representation tactics. As Estes concluded after her experience: “Once you check into the UAW, it’s difficult if not impossible to check out.”

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