Alabama auto industry 'may be coming to an end' if union wins fight, commerce secretary says

https://www.al.com/news/2024/01/alabama-auto-industry-may-be-coming-to-an-end-if-union-wins-fight-commerce-secretary-says.html

Alabama’s new Commerce secretary says “the days of Alabama being a premier destination for industry investment may be coming to an end” if the United Auto Workers are able to successfully organize in the state’s auto plants.

Ellen McNair, secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce since January, released a statement Wednesday promising a fight against an ongoing UAW drive in Alabama’s auto manufacturing operations, which she said “places our state’s main economic driver in the crosshairs.”

The statement comes at the same time the Business Council of Alabama CEO Helena Duncan announced a website, Alabama Strong, online advertisements, and a campaign to “provide Alabamians with a full and thorough picture of the economic dangers that unionization presents,” as Duncan stated in an op-ed.

Earlier this month, Gov. Kay Ivey said, in a statement posted on the Alabama Department of Commerce page, that the union push by the UAW means that Alabama’s “model for economic success is under attack.”

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