Despite allegations to the contrary, Daimler AG chair Dieter "Dr. Z" Zetsche says his company remains neutral on the subject of unionization in regards to the Mercedes factory in Vance, Ala.
According to The Detroit News, Zetsche says the decision to join the United Auto Workers would be left up to the employees at the plant, adding that, "As long as a company does what they should do with their workers: treat them respectfully and treat them correctly, they are never going to unionize." He also noted the plant's employees have opted not to unionize over the past two decades.
At the state level, Alabama governor Robert Bentley claimed that if the UAW did win the Mercedes facility, he would have trouble recruiting more foreign companies to his state, especially those who call Japan and South Korea home.
Meanwhile, the UAW is still pursing its Southern strategy, having already established a new local near the Volkswagen AG factory in Chattanooga, Tenn. in August with the aim of attracting its workers to voluntarily unionize. Union president Dennis Williams said the UAW would "respond to concerns raised by pro-union workers" at the Mercedes plant, as well.
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