Frustrated by the lack of results brought by the UAW, a group of Mercedes-Benz employees located at their Alabama factory is seeking to replace the UAW as their partner in organizing the plant.
AL.com is reporting that two Mercedes employees who are leading the push for unionization have come out publicly against the UAW, after a long organization drive failed to produce any results. According to AL.com, as many as 30 percent of hourly workers had signed union cards, but the number was insufficient for the UAW.
Mercedes employee Jim Spitzley was critical of the union, stating
"It's all about the image with the UAW, and it's not about the workers,"
Spitzley and colleague Kirk Garner are courting other unions, including the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, but the AFL-CIO has granted the UAW with exclusive jurisdiction over the Alabama facility, which means that other unions can't take over the UAW's organization drive. Both Spitzley and Garner have asked for a change, but have received no response.
According to the two men, the UAW's efforts have been mismanaged, but they remain committed to organizing the plant – without the UAW. After failing to organize Volkswagen's Chattanooga plant as well as other Japanese-owned plants in the South, this development is hardly a vote of confidence for the UAW, even though the desire to organize may be alive and well.
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