After VW plant victory, UAW sets its sights on Mercedes in Alabama

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The United Auto Workers (UAW) has won its first unionization vote at an auto factory in the U.S. South and is now aiming to win a second victory at a Mercedes plant in Alabama. The UAW's success at the Volkswagen (VW) plant in Tennessee is expected to provide momentum for its campaign to expand the union outside of Detroit to the U.S. South and West. The UAW is focusing on 13 non-union auto companies, including Toyota and Tesla. The Mercedes plant vote is scheduled for mid-May and is expected to be a tougher fight than at VW. The UAW says a 'supermajority' of the roughly 5,200 eligible workers at the Mercedes assembly plant in Vance, Alabama, and a nearby battery plant in Woodstock support it. The UAW's campaign may face opposition from Republican governors who have opposed the union's efforts, citing job security and higher labor costs for automakers.

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