DETROIT (Reuters) – Workers at a major Ford Motor Co auto plant in Chicago overwhelmingly rejected the proposed United Auto Workers-Ford four-year contact, a local union hall official said on Thursday.
Of the 2,317 Chicago Assembly Plant workers casting ballots, 77 percent voted to reject the proposed deal, said Scott Houldieson, secretary-treasurer of UAW Local 551.
Ford and the UAW reached a tentative deal on October 4 that calls for profit-sharing and signing bonuses rather than wage increases for veteran workers. UAW local unions representing about 41,000 workers will vote on the contract through October 18.























