Reuters
German premium carmaker Mercedes-Benz rejected on Wednesday claims it has been trying to prevent the formation of a union at its Alabama plant, ahead of a critical vote there next week. United Auto Workers, the United States' biggest automotive union, said about 5,000 workers are set to vote next week on whether to unionise at Mercedes' plant in Vance, Alabama, and its nearby battery plant. The group "respects the decision of the employees to establish a trade union organization, and it will monitor the election process and will make sure that every team member has the opportunity to cast a secret vote," Mercedes board member Renata Jungo Bruengger said at the annual shareholders' meeting.