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Alabama Mercedes employees overwhelmingly vote against joining union, slowing UAW effort in South
![Kim Chandler FILE - United Auto Workers union supporters attend a rally, Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Birmingham, Ala. The United Auto Workers union faces the latest test of its ambitious plan to unionize auto plants in the historically nonunion South when a vote ends Friday, May 17, at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2ae6d7e41c3a43debd549f550bddf632/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - United Auto Workers union supporters attend a rally, Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Birmingham, Ala. The United Auto Workers union faces the latest test of its ambitious plan to unionize auto plants in the historically nonunion South when a vote ends Friday, May 17, at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler, File)
![Kim Chandler Mercedes worker Rick Webster watches as votes from the union election are reported at the United Auto Workers union field office on May 17, 2024, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Voting at two Mercedes factories comes a month after the UAW scored a breakthrough victory at Volkswagen's assembly factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c10af68823e6475a99ef5f8a71abaa85/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Mercedes worker Rick Webster watches as votes from the union election are reported at the United Auto Workers union field office on May 17, 2024, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Voting at two Mercedes factories comes a month after the UAW scored a breakthrough victory at Volkswagen's assembly factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)
![Kim Chandler United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain speaks to reporters in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Friday, May 17, 2024, after workers at two Alabama Mercedes-Benz factories voted overwhelmingly against joining the UAW. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ecc344fd71f54915babd750c15ee4c62/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain speaks to reporters in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Friday, May 17, 2024, after workers at two Alabama Mercedes-Benz factories voted overwhelmingly against joining the UAW. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)
![Kim Chandler FILE - The Mercedes emblem is displayed outside the Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. plant, Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The United Auto Workers union faces the latest test of its ambitious plan to unionize auto plants in the historically nonunion South when a vote ends Friday, May 17, at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8000532ee08646778a2fc0f01be93cc6/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - The Mercedes emblem is displayed outside the Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. plant, Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The United Auto Workers union faces the latest test of its ambitious plan to unionize auto plants in the historically nonunion South when a vote ends Friday, May 17, at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler, File)
![Kim Chandler David Johnston, right, a worker at Mercedes, thanks UAW President Shawn Fain following a press conference in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on May 17, 2024, after workers at two Alabama Mercedes-Benz factories voted overwhelmingly against joining the United Auto Workers union. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/485b2bf92d42407fb607c2138878a3a7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
David Johnston, right, a worker at Mercedes, thanks UAW President Shawn Fain following a press conference in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on May 17, 2024, after workers at two Alabama Mercedes-Benz factories voted overwhelmingly against joining the United Auto Workers union. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)
![Kim Chandler UAW President Shawn Fain, center, speaks with Mercedes workers in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on May 17, 2024 after workers at two Alabama Mercedes-Benz factories voted overwhelmingly against joining the United Auto Workers union. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/dc577c0364ef4aca8c3911818ba0eae2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
UAW President Shawn Fain, center, speaks with Mercedes workers in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on May 17, 2024 after workers at two Alabama Mercedes-Benz factories voted overwhelmingly against joining the United Auto Workers union. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)