MTM began operation in September 2021 and can produce 300,000 vehicles annually – 150,000 units each for both Toyota and Mazda. The plant will employ up to 4,000 workers. Several thousand workers are expected to be employed by suppliers in non-union shops. Alabama, aside from its history of racism and white supremacy, is a right to work*” (for less?) state, which means workers don’t have to be unionized.**