UAW members have voted 23,389 to 17,501 to accept a new contract negotiated by GM and union leaders—a margin of 57 percent to 43 percent.
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK – This week, The New York Times declared that General Motors had won a long-sought prize following the 39-day United
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With more than 18,000 votes and 26,000 votes still left to be too counted, it appears that the UAW-GM will win narrowly.
With 18,826 votes reported, the measure is ahead by 11,094 – 7,734. 26,000 voters are still eligible- a full tally of the votes
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Driving up to the the Diplomat House, a Rochester meeting venue I could already feel uneasiness. Several UAW members stood, smoking cigarettes, grumbling about the deal. It was 9am a full hour before the presentation of the GM/UAW deal would start but they were already there and they weren’
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Today, a GM worker, Roy A. McCombs, was tragically killed on a picket line in Spring Hill, Tennessee, when he was hit by a car in the early morning hours.
“Roy A. McCombs tragically lost his life today on a picket line standing up for a better life for himself
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UAW members of UAW Local 1853, employed at General Motors’ Spring Hill, Tennessee facility, voted down a proposed tentative agreement by a margin of 1,673 against the contract to 1,666 in favor of the deal.
The vote was a contentious one with UAW Local 1853 President Tim Stannard
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