In a closely watched vote, workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, have decided against union representation by the United Auto Workers (UAW).
The vote, which concluded on May 17, saw 2,045 workers (44 percent) voting in favor of the union and 2,642 (56 percent) voting against it. This vote marks a significant setback in the ongoing efforts to organize automotive workers in the southern United States.
