![Kim Chandler The Mercedes emblem is displayed outside the Mercedes-Benz U. S. International, Inc. plant in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on May 5, 2024. A month after workers at a Volkswagen factory in Tennessee overwhelmingly voted to unionize, the United Auto Workers is aiming for a key victory at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama. More than 5,000 workers at the facility in Vance and nearby battery plant will vote next week on whether to join the UAW. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e2558580098d4b26962ca57404c1eab8/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The Mercedes emblem is displayed outside the Mercedes-Benz U. S. International, Inc. plant in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on May 5, 2024. A month after workers at a Volkswagen factory in Tennessee overwhelmingly voted to unionize, the United Auto Workers is aiming for a key victory at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama. More than 5,000 workers at the facility in Vance and nearby battery plant will vote next week on whether to join the UAW. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)
![Kim Chandler Mercedes employees Austin Brooks, David Johnston and Jacob Ryan attend a rally in Tuscaloosa, Ala., May 5, 2024. A month after workers at a Volkswagen factory in Tennessee overwhelmingly voted to unionize, the United Auto Workers is aiming for a key victory at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama. More than 5,000 workers at the facility in Vance and nearby battery plant will vote next week on whether to join the UAW. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3cf11dce63f84d47872069ca3587cda7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Mercedes employees Austin Brooks, David Johnston and Jacob Ryan attend a rally in Tuscaloosa, Ala., May 5, 2024. A month after workers at a Volkswagen factory in Tennessee overwhelmingly voted to unionize, the United Auto Workers is aiming for a key victory at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama. More than 5,000 workers at the facility in Vance and nearby battery plant will vote next week on whether to join the UAW. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)
![Kim Chandler United Auto Workers union supporters attended a May 4, 2024 rally in Birmingham, Ala.. A month after workers at a Volkswagen factory in Tennessee overwhelmingly voted to unionize, the United Auto Workers is aiming for a key victory at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama. More than 5,000 workers at the facility in Vance and nearby battery plant will vote next week on whether to join the UAW. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8657627730fc4dbdb82afd8047f21946/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
United Auto Workers union supporters attended a May 4, 2024 rally in Birmingham, Ala.. A month after workers at a Volkswagen factory in Tennessee overwhelmingly voted to unionize, the United Auto Workers is aiming for a key victory at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama. More than 5,000 workers at the facility in Vance and nearby battery plant will vote next week on whether to join the UAW. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)