Mercedes-Benz said company officials “worked with the NLRB to adhere to its guidelines and we will continue to do so” through the objection process.

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.

Here's how the National Labor Relations Board handles objections to union elections, such as the one that's active now at two Mercedes-Benz plants near Tuscaloosa.

Workers at two Mercedes-Benz plants near Tuscaloosa, Alabama cast ballots against joining the union by a margin of 2,642 to 2,045, or 56% to 44%, the National Labor Relations Board said.

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.

The United Auto Workers filed objections to a failed unionization vote at an Alabama Mercedes-Benz plant, pushing for a fresh vote and alleging the automaker had interfered with the election.

The loss in Alabama is emblematic of UAW’s uphill battle in “right-to-work” states that have historically resisted unions, experts say.

The UAW alleges that conduct by Mercedes interfered with the vote, which could lead to a new union election.

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union is challenging the results of last week’s organizing vote of Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama, in which workers voted against union representation, and ...

The election for production and maintenance workers at the Mercedes plants near Tuscaloosa comes less than 30 days after Volkswagen workers in in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted to join the UAW.