Former Alabama coach Nick Saban will be addressing workers at Mercedes-Benz’s Vance plant on Thursday, according to reports.

Labor journalist Luis Feliz Leon and the Alabama Political Reporter posted what appears to be a flyer notifying employees about the mandatory event.

It is not clear what the subject of Saban’s reported remarks to workers would be.

Mercedes-Benz did not respond to requests for comment.

On Tuesday, the United Auto Workers announced that more than half of the employees at Mercedes-Benz’s Vance plant have signed union cards.

The percentage is a milestone in the union’s drive to organize in Southern auto plants that have largely resisted labor unions, and comes less than two months into the UAW’s campaign.

Saban is no stranger to the auto plant, having given talks to employees on several occasions. In 2022, MBUSI CEO Michael Göbel shared the gist of one of his talks.

“When (Saban) was here, we were discussing about leadership,” Göbel said.

“If you talk about general rules of leadership, like, staying to the standard, being disciplined, being on time, do what you’re supposed to do. Don’t be frustrated if you fail the first time. Get up and try it again. That belongs, more or less, in a lot of businesses, not just building cars. And having him as a great leader is always inspiring.”

Saban also owns seven Mercedes-Benz dealerships through his Dream Motor Group, with locations in Alabama, Texas, Florida, Tennessee and Louisiana. When asked about it last year, Saban said he is mostly hands-off in the car business, leaving much of the heavy-lifting to Dream Motor Group CEO Joe Agresti.

On the subject of labor unions, Saban had things to say back in 2023 when talking at the SEC spring meetings about the state of NIL regulations affecting student athletes:

“I have no problem,” Saban said. “I mean, unionize it. Make it like the NFL. It’s going to be the same for everyone. I think that’s better than what we have now.”

Saban went even further later that year, in talking to Fox Sports’ Joel Klatt:

“I think that — it never scares me that people are organized. I think there’s some good in that. I think, you know General Motors and the automotive industries had unions for a long time and they survived fairly well.”