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Teamster Jeff

(1,598 posts)
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 09:24 PM Apr 2013

United Auto Workers union sets its sights on Alabama's Mercedes-Benz plant

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VANCE, Alabama -- The United Auto Workers union is campaigning to organize at Alabama's Mercedes-Benz plant, one of several southern U.S. auto factories the group has in its sights.

Union materials are being distributed to employees of the German automaker, which launched Alabama's auto industry.

The effort is being supported by the German union IG Metall. Its representatives have been in Alabama helping build support for the UAW, and organizers have moved into a bigger office near Mercedes' Tuscaloosa County plant, according to a newsletter outlining the activities.
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http://www.al.com/business/index.ssf/2013/04/united_auto_workers_union_sets.html

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United Auto Workers union sets its sights on Alabama's Mercedes-Benz plant (Original Post) Teamster Jeff Apr 2013 OP
the germans love that cheap american non union labor madrchsod Apr 2013 #1
I like the fact that German Unions Teamster Jeff Apr 2013 #2
I'll be a tough pull for the workers in Tenn. Southern workers are brain-washed about the "evils" of demosincebirth Apr 2013 #3

madrchsod

(58,162 posts)
1. the germans love that cheap american non union labor
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 10:16 PM
Apr 2013

they make a shit load of money off of their us operations.

demosincebirth

(12,518 posts)
3. I'll be a tough pull for the workers in Tenn. Southern workers are brain-washed about the "evils" of
Tue Apr 16, 2013, 12:40 PM
Apr 2013

unions. Of course it's our fault too. Instead of buying good American made cars that are union made the majority of Americans seem to think that Japanese, non union made, cars and trucks are better. All they do is keep the wages down just like the low wage Walmart...the king of low-wage labor in this country.

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