U.A.W. Accuses Nissan of ‘Scare Tactics’ as Workers Reject Union Bid
Another manager emphasized in a meeting that Nissan could decide not to automatically deduct
workers’ union dues, in which case the union would end up sending workers a regular “bill.”
“It was just to deter people from joining, was what I’m getting out of it,” said Earnestine Mayes, a union supporter.
Coinciding with the vote on Friday, the union filed a round of new charges about the company’s behavior, including providing the union with faulty voter information, keeping workers who were engaged in organizing activity under surveillance
and rating workers according to the extent of their union support.
Beyond the question of its contributions to local groups, which the union said were similar to contributions it has made to civil rights
and religious groups for decades, anti-union workers dwelled on the indictment last week of a former Fiat Chrysler labor relations official accused of skimming millions of dollars from a training facility to benefit himself and a former U. A.W.
