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UAW-Ford agreement secures enough votes to ratify

UAW-Ford agreement secures enough votes to ratify

Enough "yes" votes have been cast by United Auto Workers members employed at Ford Motor Co. to ratify a new four-and-a-half-year deal, according to an analysis by The Detroit News, the third and final approval needed to wrap up negotiations with the Detroit Three. At Ford, more than 68% of votes cast among hourly workers at reporting locals supported the tentative agreement, according to the UAW's vote tracker, after results from Dearborn Truck Plant were added on Friday. That leaves 12,643 votes between the yes and no totals, more than the total hourly employees at the remaining locals yet to......
UAW, Stellantis reach tentative agreement

UAW, Stellantis reach tentative agreement

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers and Stellantis NV have reached a tentative agreement toward ending a 44-day strike, according to a source familiar with the information. The agreement, whose wording is being finalized, mirrors the economics of the tentative deal the union reached with Ford Motor Co. earlier this week, according to the source who only could speak on the condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to do so publicly. It also includes product allocation for most U.S. plants, including vehicle assembly at the Belvidere, Illinois, assembly plant that Stellantis idled ear......
UAW says some progress in labor talks but wide divide remains

UAW says some progress in labor talks but wide divide remains

By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers union has made some headway in labor talks with the Detroit Three automakers just three days before a potential strike of 146,000 U.S. autoworkers, but an agreement was still not in reach, UAW President Shawn Fain said on Monday. "We've made some progress, a little bit of progress but it's still slow but we're moving," Fain told CNN. "We have a long way to go. ... There's a lot of issues." Chrysler-parent Stellantis said earlier Monday that it planned to make another counteroffer after the union made a revised offer on Sunday. The current ......