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More than 5,000 workers assemble luxury SUVs and EV batteries for Mercedes-Benz in Alabama. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Mercedes workers vote no to union. UAW says they were illegally intimidated

May 17, 2024 • More than 5,000 Mercedes-Benz workers who build luxury SUVs in Alabama were eligible to vote on whether to join the UAW. Workers faced intense anti-union messaging from Mercedes in the run-up.

Mercedes workers vote no to union. UAW says they were illegally intimidated

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A giant Mercedes-Benz logo towers over the tree line at the Mercedes-Benz U.S. International plant in Vance, Ala., on June 7, 2017. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Auto workers in Alabama are voting on joining a union. Here's what you need to know

May 13, 2024 • Workers at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama start voting this week on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. Last month, Volkswagen workers in Tennessee voted overwhelmingly to unionize.

Auto workers in Alabama are voting on joining a union. Here's what you need to know

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Mercedes-Benz Apologizes To China After Quoting Dalai Lama In A Car Post

February 6, 2018 • The German automaker said it is trying to "deepen its understanding of Chinese culture" after a #MondayMotivation Instagram post quoting the Dalai Lama garnered backlash on social media.

German Carmakers Test Emissions On Humans And Monkeys

German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the 2017 Frankfurt Auto Show. Revelations about emissions experiments on humans and monkeys, paid for by German automakers, have drawn global outrage from politicians, animal rights activists and environmentalists. Michael Probst/AP hide caption

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