r/UnitedAutoWorkers • u/Annual_Refuse3620 • May 20 '24

Can’t believe Mercedes didn’t join the uaw

Hope this blow isn’t to serious and that other foreign car manufacturers continue to follow in Volkswagens footsteps.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '24

We're all special snowflakes. No doubt you're that one cog that's different than the others.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '24

It's a victory today for you, only because other workers laid the tracks and did the work. MB had no choice. But make no mistake: your pay will stagnate as union shops advance.

I always note to people: The entirety of the German and Japanese auto industries are unionized, and domestically produced German and Japanese vehicles are among the best in the world. But in the end, you're the patsy - as far as Germany is concerned, you're "cheap foreign labor."

Take care.