Mercedes Hit With Unfair Labor Practice Charges by Auto Union

The United Auto Workers union has filed charges with the federal labor board against Mercedes-Benz Group AG, alleging “aggressive and illegal union busting” at the car maker’s largest US plant.

The charges, claiming that workers were intimidated and fired for supporting the union, suggest a drawn-out and contentious campaign ahead at the Vance, Ala., plant, part of a broader UAW push to organize southern auto plants.

The union said in a statement Tuesday that Mercedes stonewalled medical paperwork in retaliation against one union supporter. It also accused the company of disciplining a cancer patient for having his cell phone on ...