DETROIT — Factory workers at Mercedes Benz's assembly plant in Alabama are moving forward with efforts to join the United Auto Workers , and they plan to file a petition as soon as this week, a union leader said on Tuesday.
"We're proud of them and they're going to win also," Smith said on Tuesday at a North Carolina rally to kick off contract negotiations with Daimler Truck. "Following the UAW's nationwide campaign to increase its membership, wants to ensure its team members make an informed decision," the spokesperson said.Fain is leading an unprecedented organizing effort for the 88-year-old UAW, endeavoring to unionize more than a dozen automakers, including Tesla, across the U.S.
A vote at Mercedes would follow a similar push at Volkswagen's assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where voting on whether to join the UAW is scheduled to end on April 19.
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