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Corporate-backed, out-of-touch lawmakers are the real leeches

Corporations and the politicians they bankroll want to keep workers divided and afraid of demanding the rights and freedoms we deserve.

April 29, 2024

House passes bill to require secret ballot union vote at businesses receiving incentives

Opponents say unions are necessary to empower them to fight for fait pay and benefits.

April 24, 2024

Mercedes workers set to vote for union in May

Five thousand workers will participate in the vote facilitated by the National Labor Relations Board.

April 19, 2024

Hyundai workers “stand up” to announce unionization campaign to join UAW

Based on testimonies from workers at both Mercedes and Hyundai, joining the UAW would help in attempting to obtain better working conditions and a better quality of life.

February 1, 2024

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 delicious economic development recipe.

January 31, 2024

EIA’s Energy Day introduces electric vehicles to state legislators

The day featured a selection of EVs for legislators and others in attendance to view.

March 17, 2022

Ivey announces $16.5 million for University of Alabama transportation research building

The project will be a joint project for the University, the Alabama Power Company and Mercedes with state support.

July 26, 2021

Hyundai premieres the new 2022 Santa Cruz

The new 2022 Santa Cruz will begin production in Montgomery this summer.

April 22, 2021

Alabama expected to add 6,000 more auto jobs in coming months

The Department of Commerce estimates the industry will add more than 6,000 jobs in the state in the coming months.

January 29, 2021

Mercedes begins Alabama production of the GLS 600

Workers at Alabama’s Mercedes-Benz plant have produced a new model luxury SUV that the company calls the peak of SUV luxury. The first customer-ready Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 built in Alabama rolled off the assembly line at the Mercedes-Benz U.S. International facility in Tuscaloosa County in late September. Mercedes said that the GLS represents a new … Continued

October 7, 2020