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Skilled-Trade Workers Reject GM Contract, Ratification in Limbo
The United Auto Workers union says its production workers ratified a new four-year labor contract with General Motors Co. by a 58% margin.
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The United Auto Workers union says its production workers ratified a new four-year labor contract with General Motors Co. by a 58% margin.
But the agreement is not yet ratified because 60% of GM’s skilled-trades members rejected the deal. The UAW requires a majority “yes” vote by both groups to finalize the pact.
The union says it will meet this week with skilled trades members at each GM facility to determine their concerns and decide what to do next.
The contract was accepted by 55% of the combined groups. The UAW could overrule the skilled-trade vote if that group objects only to general terms that apply to all workers. But if the concerns pertain to issues unique to skilled-trade workers, the union could reopen talks with GM on those specific points.
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