Mercedes Benz Tuscaloosa workers announce unionization drive with UAW

On Wednesday, workers at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa announced a unionization drive to join the United Auto Workers (UAW). The announcement came after 1,500 workers, or 30% of the Mercedes-Benz factory workforce, signed union recognition cards. The UAW says the 30 percent threshold is an important milestone necessary for workers to begin publicly campaigning. […]