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UAW Dealt Crushing Defeat in Alabama, Workers Reject Union

UAW Dealt Crushing Defeat in Alabama, Workers Reject Union

The United Auto Workers lost its bid to bring workers at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance, Alabama into the union. The setback comes just weeks after an overwhelming victory at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga and raises questions about what the UAW might do next, its drive to organize foreign-owned transplants a key goal of union President Shawn Fain.