Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote against unionizing in blow to big UAW push

[JohnnyRingo]

6. The company worked hard on them with propaganda.

Almost every day they took workers to a room to explain why organizing would be bad for them. They made promises to eventually meet union compensation with the plea to "just give us a chance". I'm sure there were threats of plant closure and fear of massive lay offs.

The company pointed out that the workers can negotiate by themselves without a third party between them. Imagine working on the assembly line and telling the foreman you want to see the CEO about a raise or a vacation. Ask the plant supervisor for a better health plan. Are these people stupid?

This is the only Mercedes plant in the world that isn't unionized. I'm sad.