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UAW unionization push into Alabama stalls — ‘It’s dead’

The United Auto Workers (UAW) unionization attempts at Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai plants in Alabama have stalled, according to a recent report in the Wall Street Journal.

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Judge orders third union vote at Bessemer Amazon center after finding 'unfair labor practices'

A labor judge has ordered yet another vote for unionization at the Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer after a years-long drama surrounding multiple elections for the facility.  

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Builders and Contractors of Alabama president Jay Reed: New union secret ballot incentives law ‘critical to free enterprise’

A recent law passed in Alabama requiring secret ballot union elections for companies to receive economic development incentives is “critical to free enterprise,” according to Associated Builders and Contractors of Alabama President Jay Reed.

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Union at New Flyer’s Anniston plant announces new contract with pay raises, benefit increases

Workers at New Flyer's Anniston facility ratified their first union contract with 99.39% of union members voting in favor recently. 

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State Rep. Arnold Mooney: Labor unions replace hope with hopelessness, jobs with joblessness and opportunities with abandonment

In the next few weeks, employees at the Mercedes-Benz automotive manufacturing plant in Vance, Alabama, will vote on whether to join forces with Detroit’s United Auto Workers union and bring organized labor into the facility or reject the bogus snake-oil hokum that union leaders have repeatedly attempted to sell them.

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Bill clawing back incentives from companies who voluntarily recognize unionization approved by Senate committee

Members of the Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee approved a bill by State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) on Wednesday barring businesses from receiving economic development incentives if they voluntarily recognize their employees' union. 

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Ivey on unionization push in Alabama: ‘UAW now wants to cash in on the gains of southern workers’

The United Automobile Workers unionization push into Alabama is an attempt to “cash in on the gains of southern workers,” according to Gov. Kay Ivey.

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Right-to-work incentives bill filed in response to Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz workers’ unionization push in Montgomery, Vance plants

State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) filed legislation on Tuesday barring businesses from receiving economic development incentives if they voluntarily recognize their employees’ union under certain circumstances.

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Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair warns Vance’s Mercedes-Benz workers joining union ‘could bring unintended consequences’

According to McNair, workers at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance should “carefully evaluate the promises being made" by United Auto Workers before they continue down the path of officially unionizing.

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Vance's Mercedes-Benz plant employees meet 30% threshold for UAW unionization push

United Auto Workers officials announced on Wednesday that 30% of the Mercedes-Benz plant’s workforce have signed union authorization cards.

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General Electric aviation factory in Auburn seeks union vote

Workers at a General Electric (GE) plant in Auburn are the latest Alabama business to seek Unionization.

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USFL players vote to unionize, partner with United Steelworkers

Players from the United States Football League (USFL) have voted to unionize in coordination with the United Football Players Association (UFPA) and elected to partner with the United Steelworkers (USW).

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Labor board concludes 'Amazon violated labor laws' at Bessemer facility

By Craig Monger   After a labor board threw out the first vote, Amazon workers in Bessemer will get to vote a second time whether to...