UAW members just ratified their new deal with General Motors by a total of just 3,409 votes. GM workers voted very differently depending on location and task but overall, 54.74% said yes to the deal. Workers at Stellantis and Ford appear to be close to approving their deals as well.
Just yesterday it appeared that workers at General Motors might, in fact, vote no collectively on the new deal. At least four different plants had at least 60% no votes including over 2,300 people turning down the deal at the Spring Hill, TN plant. The Bowling Green plant that makes the Corvette also voted no by a majority of 52.24%. Overall though, that wasn’t enough to overcome workers who agreed to the terms.
No factory ‘No’ vote ended up being more than 67.5% of the workforce while a number of factories saw ‘Yes’ votes from 90% or more of the members. Once the UAW confirms the deal officially we expect statements from both parties. Union members will soon after receive the benefits won in this new contract including 25% pay increases.
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Across town, workers at Stellantis and Ford appear to be poised to also ratify their deals according to AutoNews. As of this writing, about 66% of workers at Ford have approved the deal. Out of 56 different locations, all but 10 have already voted. It would take a huge swing to reverse what seems to be a foregone conclusion at this point.
Stellantis workers look like they’re on a similar path. They too have 66% approval at this stage. Eight of the 39 different locations have yet to vote so there’s slightly better odds that the vote could flip but it’s still likely that workers pass the measure. We’ll continue to bring the latest as it happens.
