Transportation Industry
Chrysler, UAW Reach Accord On Contract
Transport Topics, November, 2007 by Anonymous
Automaker Chrysler LLC won approval of its proposed contract with the United Auto Workers, shifting the union's focus to Ford Motor Co. - the last U.S. automaker without a new labor agreement.
The vote was approved by 56% of production workers and 51% of skilled trades employees, according to a UAW statement.
"Our members had to face some tough choices, and we had a solid, democratic debate about this contract," said UAW President Ron Gettelfinger in the statement.
The Chrysler accord, like an earlier agreement the union reached with General Motors Corp., calls for creation of a union fund to take responsibility for retiree health care. The agreements also call for lower wages for new employees. In return, the union received some guarantees of future work at...
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