Mercedes-Benz Workers In Alabama Face Anti-Union Pressure Amid UAW Vote
Mercedes-Benz Workers In Alabama Face Anti-Union Pressure Amid UAW Vote
Over 5,000 workers at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama began voting on whether to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. This comes amidst a strong anti-union campaign.
阿拉巴马州梅赛德斯-奔驰工厂的5,000多名工人开始就是否加入美国汽车工人联合会（UAW）工会进行投票。这是在激烈的反工会运动中发生的。
What Happened: Per NPR, the voting process kick-started on Monday. Workers at the Tuscaloosa plant have been exposed to anti-union videos and private meetings with lawyers, designed to discourage them from voting for the union.
发生了什么：据美国国家公共电台报道，投票程序于周一启动。塔斯卡卢萨工厂的工人看到了反工会的视频和与律师的非公开会议，这些会议旨在阻止他们投票支持工会。
"The entire message in those meetings is Vote no, vote no, vote no. We don't think you need to do this. This is not what you want," revealed David Johnston, a worker at the Mercedes battery plant, according to NPR.
“这些会议传达的全部信息是投反对票、投反对票、投反对票。我们认为你不需要这样做。这不是你想要的。” 据美国国家公共电台报道，梅赛德斯电池厂的工人戴维·约翰斯顿透露。
Alabama politicians have also expressed opposition to the unionization, fearing it could damage the state's pro-business, anti-union image. Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter referred to the UAW as "a dangerous leech."
阿拉巴马州的政客也表示反对组建工会，担心这可能会损害该州亲商界、反工会的形象。阿拉巴马州众议院议长纳撒尼尔·莱德贝特称UAW为 “危险的水蛭”。
Ellen McNair, Alabama's Commerce Secretary, cautioned that unionizing could lead to job losses and discourage investment in the state. This union election, the first at Mercedes in Alabama, follows several unsuccessful attempts to unionize over the years.
阿拉巴马州商务部长艾伦·麦克奈尔警告说，加入工会可能导致失业并阻碍对该州的投资。这次工会选举是阿拉巴马州梅赛德斯的首次工会选举，此前多年来几次尝试组建工会均未成功。
The voting window for Mercedes workers closes on Friday morning. The UAW's efforts to unionize at Mercedes-Benz follows strikes last year at major U.S. auto manufacturers Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F), General Motors (NYSE:GM) and Chrysler parent company Stellantis (NYSE:STLA).
梅赛德斯员工的投票窗口将于周五早上关闭。继去年美国主要汽车制造商福特汽车公司（纽约证券交易所代码：F）、通用汽车（纽约证券交易所代码：GM）和克莱斯勒母公司Stellantis（纽约证券交易所代码：STLA）举行罢工之后，UAW努力组建梅赛德斯-奔驰的工会。
Why It Matters: The UAW took significant steps to unionize the auto industry in the southern U.S. The Mercedes-Benz plants in Vance and Woodstock, Alabama are key efforts.
为何重要：UAW采取了重大措施来组建美国南部的汽车行业工会。位于阿拉巴马州万斯和伍德斯托克的梅赛德斯-奔驰工厂是关键举措。
This comes on the heels of their historic union election victory at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
在此之前，他们在田纳西州查塔努加的大众汽车工厂取得了历史性的工会选举胜利。
The UAW's recent win at Volkswagen was one of the most substantial union election wins in the past 16 years. The union represents about 4,300 workers there.
UAW最近在大众汽车的胜利是过去16年来工会选举中最重大的胜利之一。该工会代表那里的大约4,300名工人。
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