Nissan Statement in Response to Petition Filing

    SMYRNA, Tenn., Aug. 14 Nissan North America today issued
the following statement after the filing of a petition seeking a union
election at its manufacturing facility in Smyrna, Tenn.:

    "Today the UAW filed a petition for a union election at Nissan with the
National Labor Relations Board.  The UAW has targeted Nissan since production
began at the Smyrna, Tenn., plant in 1983.  This petition marks the UAW's
fourth attempt in the last 12 years to unionize Nissan employees.
    "Nissan employees rejected the union in an approximately 70 percent to
30 percent election in 1989.  In 1997 and 2000, the UAW walked away from
active campaigns.
    "The petition filed today is unclear whether it includes all eligible
Nissan employees.  Nissan will cooperate fully with the NLRB to assure that
all eligible employees are given their right to vote in a secret ballot
election.
    "Nissan is confident that a great majority of employees will again reject
the union by voting no."

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