Supporters of the United Auto Workers say they\u2019re not giving up their fight to unionize a Nissan auto assembly plant in Mississippi after a stinging defeat, even as UAW opponents say Friday\u2019s loss proves workers don\u2019t want the union. More than 62 percent of workers voting in a two-day election at Nissan Motor Co.\u2019s Canton plant voted against the UAW, with 2,244 ballots against the union according to the National Labor Relations Board. Voting for union representation were 1,307 workers, or 38 percent. \u201cThey know we didn\u2019t need it,\u201d said Nissan worker Kim Barber, an outspoken union opponent who said she was celebrating Friday\u2019s result. \u201cWe didn\u2019t need outside interference coming into our plant.\u201d UAW defiant Amid tears at a union office near the plant just north of Jackson, UAW supporters voiced defiance, with some calling for the election to be rerun after the minimum six-month wait. The union filed charges moments before the polls closed Friday night making new allegations that Nissan had broken federal labor law and intimidated workers into voting \u201cno.\u201d If the labor board agrees, it could order a new election at the plant. \u201cIt hurts,\u201d said union supporter Phillip White. \u201cWe ran against a machine; we ran against a monster; we ran against all the lies.\u201d The UAW has never fully organized an international automaker in the traditionally anti-union South, although it did persuade some maintenance workers to join at a Volkswagen AG plant in Tennessee. The UAW\u2019s lack of influence among southern autoworkers has reduced its bargaining power when Detroit automakers lose market share and close plants. After pouring resources into the organizing drive at Nissan, this loss could leave UAW leaders with tough decisions. Odds of success \u201cThe result of the election was a setback for these workers, the UAW and working Americans everywhere, but in no way should it be considered a defeat,\u201d UAW President Dennis Williams said in a statement. Kristen Dziczek of the Center for Automotive Research said that although the UAW was the underdog, odds were unlikely to improve soon, as President Donald Trump\u2019s appointees take over the National Labor Relations Board. A corruption scandal involving union employees allegedly taking bribes from a former Fiat Chrysler executive also threatened to spread.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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