General Motors (GM) workers have narrowly approved the deal the United Auto Workers (UAW) union recently negotiated with the carmaker. The voting concluded on Nov. 16.
Earlier this year, about 40,000 UAW members went on strike after their contract with General Motors, Ford and Stellantis expired on Sept. 15. It was the union's first strike against all of Detroit's Big Three automakers simultaneously. Ford and Stellantis workers are still voting on their deals.
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Some Large Plants Rejected Deal
The GM deal was supported by 54.7 percent of the nearly 36,000 autoworkers who voted. A majority of GM's large assembly plants rejected the pact, but it wasn't enough to offset support at smaller facilities and a handful of other assembly plants.
The GM deal includes 25 percent pay increases, a path to secure future jobs for union ranks at battery plants, and a springboard for organizing efforts at other nonunion automakers operating in the United States.
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Concerns Over Pensions
The close vote at GM comes after union leaders touted the deal, achieved after a 46-day strike. Main issues with the deal seem to mostly be held by legacy workers who've been with the company for more than a decade. Their concerns include not enough gains for pensions and not enough in wage increases for workers who are barely making more than they were before GM went bankrupt in 2009.
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