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U.A.W. Seeks a New Election at Mercedes-Benz Plants in Alabama

The union, which lost an organizing vote at two factories last week, argued to federal officials that the automaker had violated labor laws.

By Jack Ewing

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Disneyland Character Workers at California Park Vote to Unionize

The vote determined whether 1,700 workers who play characters such as Mickey and Minnie Mouse and who dance at parades could join the union representing other workers at the park in Anaheim, Calif.

By Johnny Diaz

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A Loss at Mercedes-Benz Slows U.A.W.’s Southern Campaign

After Mercedes workers voted against joining the United Automobile Workers, the union will have less momentum as it campaigns to organize Southern factories.

By Neal E. Boudette

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UAW Loses Unionization Vote at Mercedes Factories in Alabama

The election, fiercely opposed by the state’s political leaders, was seen as a test of the United Automobile Workers’ ability to unionize factories in the South.

By Jack Ewing