The UAW’s election defeats at Alabama Mercedes-Benz plants is due to southern automotive executives’ successful use of the “union avoidance playbook.”
Stephen J. Silvia
Stephen J. Silvia
Stephen J. Silvia is a professor of international relations at the American University School of International Service. He is the author of “The UAW’s Southern Gamble: Organizing Workers at Foreign-Owned Vehicle Plants.”
The UAW has been able to make gains in the south because of its new leadership and closer cooperation with VW workers in Germany.