The elections follow months of organizing efforts at several non-union automakers owned by foreign companies such as Hyundai Motor and Toyota Motor.
Earlier this month, workers at the Mercedes plant filed an election petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to hold an election to join the UAW.
The UAW's record contracts with the Detroit Three Automakers - General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler parent Stellantis - have increased calls to organize non-union automakers.
This week, workers at Volkswagen's Chattanooga, Tennessee plant will be voting on their decision to join the union. The UAW organizers have twice lost a vote at that plant, narrowly missing a majority in 2014 and 2019. BY THE NUMBERS The UAW said earlier this month that 5,200 eligible Mercedes workers at the plant and a nearby plant in Woodstock, Alabama signed cards to join the union.
The NLRB will conduct the ballot count beginning around 10:45 am ET on May 17, with results expected on the same day.
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