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Jemma Stephenson

Jemma Stephenson

Reporter Jemma Stephenson covers education for the Alabama Reflector. She previously worked at the Montgomery Advertiser and graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Workers at Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama reject union after months-long campaign
By: - May 17, 2024

Workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance, Alabama, voted Friday to reject a union after a months-long campaign to organize the plant. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which oversaw the election, said 2,045 workers (44%) voted for the union, while 2,642 workers (56%) voted against it. The results, the first setback for organized labor […]