Posted on Nov 15, 2023
GM autoworkers in Missouri are voting 'no' on UAW contract, imperiling deal
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Even with pay raises of 25% and other improvements on the table, a large share of General Motors autoworkers — including at the plant in Wentzville, Missouri — are voting to reject the contract reached after a nearly seven-week strike.
When United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain announced on October 30 that the union had reached a contract deal with General Motors, he praised the workers for their relentless fight.
"The result is one of the most stunning contract victories since the sit-down strikes in the 1930s," Fain told workers.
But not all rank-and-file workers were convinced.
Their dissatisfaction has been on full display as they've gone to their union halls to vote on whether to ratify the deal — a deal that includes raises of 25%, cost-of-living allowances tied to inflation, increased retirement contributions and other improvements.
As of Wednesday afternoon, a large minority of GM workers had voted no on the record contracts, including a majority at some of the automaker's largest plants: Flint Assembly in Michigan, Spring Hill Manufacturing in Tennessee, Wentzville Assembly in Missouri, and Fort Wayne Assembly in Indiana.
Workers at GM's Arlington Assembly plant, another sizeable plant, went the other way, with more than 60% voting in favor of the deal.
Results from a handful of GM facilities are still pending.
When United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain announced on October 30 that the union had reached a contract deal with General Motors, he praised the workers for their relentless fight.
"The result is one of the most stunning contract victories since the sit-down strikes in the 1930s," Fain told workers.
But not all rank-and-file workers were convinced.
Their dissatisfaction has been on full display as they've gone to their union halls to vote on whether to ratify the deal — a deal that includes raises of 25%, cost-of-living allowances tied to inflation, increased retirement contributions and other improvements.
As of Wednesday afternoon, a large minority of GM workers had voted no on the record contracts, including a majority at some of the automaker's largest plants: Flint Assembly in Michigan, Spring Hill Manufacturing in Tennessee, Wentzville Assembly in Missouri, and Fort Wayne Assembly in Indiana.
Workers at GM's Arlington Assembly plant, another sizeable plant, went the other way, with more than 60% voting in favor of the deal.
Results from a handful of GM facilities are still pending.
GM autoworkers in Missouri are voting 'no' on UAW contract, imperiling deal
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..."We send this contract to you because we know it breaks records. We know it will change lives. But what happens next is up to you all," Fain told workers after a deal was struck at Ford.
If a contract is voted down, negotiators return to the bargaining table. This is not an uncommon occurrence, but outcomes are uncertain. Earlier this fall, union workers at Mack Trucks rejected a tentative agreement and went out on strike. According to a UAW memo, the company rejected the union's proposals and declared an impasse. Workers are voting again this week on essentially the same contract, which Mack Trucks called its last, best and final offer.
In 2021, UAW workers at John Deere twice voted down contracts their union leadership brought to them before finally approving an enhanced deal."
..."We send this contract to you because we know it breaks records. We know it will change lives. But what happens next is up to you all," Fain told workers after a deal was struck at Ford.
If a contract is voted down, negotiators return to the bargaining table. This is not an uncommon occurrence, but outcomes are uncertain. Earlier this fall, union workers at Mack Trucks rejected a tentative agreement and went out on strike. According to a UAW memo, the company rejected the union's proposals and declared an impasse. Workers are voting again this week on essentially the same contract, which Mack Trucks called its last, best and final offer.
In 2021, UAW workers at John Deere twice voted down contracts their union leadership brought to them before finally approving an enhanced deal."
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