As Workers Vote on Joining A Union, Our Revolution Calls on Nissan to Stop Interfering with Workers Efforts to Organize



WASHINGTON--Our Revolution on Thursday released the following statement as workers in Canton, Mississippi Nissan plant begin their union vote.

“Nissan must allow their workers to choose for themselves whether or not they want to join a union,” said Our Revolution President Nina Turner. “It is a shame that while all across the world Nissan workers participate in unions, the company has chosen to work in opposition to workers’ rights in America. All workers deserve the right to organize for fair wages and better work conditions. Our Revolution stands with the workers in Canton, Mississippi and we look forward to the results of their vote.”

“Eighty percent of the workers at this plant are African American,” Turner continued. “The sad irony is that the tactics being used by the management of Nissan is eerily reminiscent to the intimidation faced by African Americans generations ago at the hands of those who sought to diminish their quality of life and humanity.”

Our Revolution has been working in solidarity with Canton workers by encouraging our supporters to sign letters to Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn and sharing videos on social media calling on Nissan allow a fair vote.

The election is one of the biggest labor rights and civil rights battles in Mississippi since the 1960’s. In March, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, Our Revolution President Nina Turner, and actor and activist Danny Glover participated in the March on Mississippi to stand in solidarity with Nissan workers.