Economy UAW president: Mercedes breaking promises to workers by blaming the union UAW’s Shawn Fain accuses Mercedes management of “blaming the union rather than keeping their commitments to make improvements for workers.” Chance PhillipsJune 21, 2024
Featured Opinion Opinion | The union election revealed which side Alabama’s politicians are on In a healthy democracy, would workers striving to improve their lives be met only by politicians’ scorn? Chance PhillipsMay 21, 2024
Economy United Auto Workers lose union election at Mercedes by 597 votes With just 44% of the vote, the UAW fails to unionize the Mercedes plant in Vance on the first try. Chance PhillipsMay 17, 2024
Local news Mercedes worker says city councilor called Martin Luther King Jr. an “elitist classist” Tuscaloosa city councilor and reverend Matthew Wilson recorded an anti-union video for Mercedes. Chance PhillipsMay 15, 2024
Economy Progressive organizations host pro-UAW rally in Tuscaloosa Mercedes-Benz employees and a former football star discussed why they support the United Auto Workers representing Tuscaloosa workers. Chance PhillipsMay 6, 2024
Economy Mercedes Benz workers announce majority support for unionization The announcement comes a month after workers at the plant initially declared their campaign to unionize. Patrick DarringtonFebruary 28, 2024
Opinion Opinion | Economic stability vs. union promises: A critical choice for Hyundai workers In its recruitment efforts, the UAW is dangling the lure of false promises it cannot keep. Kyle SearcyFebruary 20, 2024
Opinion Opinion | The frantic anti-union campaign reveals workers on the right track Thousands of auto workers in Alabama are standing up — and the business class is scared. Jacob MorrisonFebruary 7, 2024
News Opinion | UAW must not do to Alabama what it did to Detroit Giving the UAW a toehold within the state is the same as dumping a large and toxic dose of castor oil into a delightfully... Helena DuncanJanuary 31, 2024
State The Valley Labor Report to host first live show in Huntsville Sunday Morrison said he is excited to discuss wins that the organizers have had against their bosses because those stories are often never told. Patrick DarringtonSeptember 15, 2023