7 May, 2024On 13-17 May, workers at the Mercedes plant in Alabama, US - the only Mercedes plant in the world without union representation - will for the first time vote for a union, to join the UAW. What our Mercedes colleagues in Alabama need now is our solidarity to know that they are not alone.
Ahead of the vote next week the workers are facing union busting. In a blatant show of disrespect for democracy and fundamental workers’ rights, the employer in Tuscaloosa is trying to influence the upcoming vote, wanting to scare the auto workers into voting no, against the union.
What our Mercedes colleagues in Alabama need now is our solidarity to know that they are not alone. Joining the UAW they will become part of our global union family of 50 million workers around the world.
Success breeds success; workers at another auto plant in the US, in Chattanooga, fought hard for their win and succeeded. They were the last Volkswagen plant in the world to unionize but will now have a voice in the workplace. Turning the tide in the traditionally anti-union US South, we are supporting the workers at Mercedes in Alabama and your support is important.
Please show your support for a yes vote and welcome the Mercedes workers in Tuscaloosa to the union! Here is what to do:
- Print out the posters below
- Hold them up and record a short video, voicing your support for a yes vote, welcoming the workers to our large union family
- End the message with Roll tide!, a local football reference in Alabama
- Post the video on your own and your union’s social media channels, tagging UAW and IndustriALL Global Union
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