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.
阿拉巴馬州梅賽德斯-奔馳工廠的5,000多名工人開始就是否加入美國汽車工人聯合會（UAW）工會進行投票。這是在激烈的反工會運動中發生的。
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.
發生了什麼：據美國國家公共電臺報道，投票程序於週一啓動。塔斯卡盧薩工廠的工人看到了反工會的視頻和與律師的非公開會議，這些會議旨在阻止他們投票支持工會。
"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.
“這些會議傳達的全部信息是投反對票、投反對票、投反對票。我們認爲你不需要這樣做。這不是你想要的。” 據美國國家公共電臺報道，梅賽德斯電池廠的工人戴維·約翰斯頓透露。
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."
阿拉巴馬州的政客也表示反對組建工會，擔心這可能會損害該州親商界、反工會的形象。阿拉巴馬州衆議院議長納撒尼爾·萊德貝特稱UAW爲 “危險的水蛭”。
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.
阿拉巴馬州商務部長艾倫·麥克奈爾警告說，加入工會可能導致失業並阻礙對該州的投資。這次工會選舉是阿拉巴馬州梅賽德斯的首次工會選舉，此前多年來幾次嘗試組建工會均未成功。
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).
梅賽德斯員工的投票窗口將於週五早上關閉。繼去年美國主要汽車製造商福特汽車公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：F）、通用汽車（紐約證券交易所代碼：GM）和克萊斯勒母公司Stellantis（紐約證券交易所代碼：STLA）舉行罷工之後，UAW努力組建梅賽德斯-奔馳的工會。
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.
爲何重要：UAW採取了重大措施來組建美國南部的汽車行業工會。位於阿拉巴馬州萬斯和伍德斯托克的梅賽德斯-奔馳工廠是關鍵舉措。
This comes on the heels of their historic union election victory at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
在此之前，他們在田納西州查塔努加的大衆汽車工廠取得了歷史性的工會選舉勝利。
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最近在大衆汽車的勝利是過去16年來工會選舉中最重大的勝利之一。該工會代表那裏的大約4,300名工人。
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