Mercedes-Benz U.S. International named Federico Kochlowski as president and chief executive officer on Tuesday.
A “supermajority” of Mercedes-Benz workers in Vance have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board seeking a vote to join the United Auto Workers, according to a news release from the UAW on Friday.
A new unionization push by the United Auto Workers at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance shows “the Alabama model for economic success is under attack,” according to Gov. Kay Ivey.
United Auto Workers officials announced on Wednesday that 30% of the Mercedes-Benz plant’s workforce have signed union authorization cards.
Nearly 200 workers at Mercedes supplier ZF in Tuscaloosa went on strike yesterday.