Posts tagged Huntsville
Huntsville auto workers fail to unionize Navistar plant, UAW alleges illegal intimidation
August 14, 2025 // Two hundred sixteen out of 228 eligible workers cast ballots in last Thursday’s election at Navistar Big Bore Diesels in Huntsville, with 142 of those ballots cast in opposition to forming a union.
North Alabama Area Labor Council encourages Huntsville auto workers to unionize
August 12, 2025 // On Thursday, 220 full-time and part-time manufacturing workers at the International Motors/Navistar powertrain manufacturing plant in Huntsville will be holding an election to determine whether the facility will become unionized under UAW.
Alabama auto plant plans to fight UAW’s latest state union organizing effort
July 9, 2025 // As in 2024’s organizing efforts at other factories, International Motors plant management began communicating with employees, even over the July 4 holiday. On Wednesday, workers received a letter about the UAW, saying that they “hestitate(d) to interrupt your family time.” According to the company, it received the petition on June 27 from a group called “HPP Workers United for Change.” Prior to that, the UAW had requested a card check process for unionization, which involves a majority of employees sign authorization forms requesting a union. The company instead requested a secret ballot election, according to the company.
United Auto Workers move to unionize workers at another Alabama automotive plant
July 8, 2025 // Last year, the UAW’s executive board earmarked $40 million to fund an organizing push among non-union auto and electric battery workers, concentrating some of the money in the South. But a high-profile push to unionize Mercedes-Benz’s plant in Tuscaloosa County failed by a margin of 597 votes.