The UAW’s Deals With the Big Three Automakers Are Being Debated on the Shop Floor
Last month the UAW reached historic agreements with the Big Three automakers after several weeks on strike. Now workers on the shop floor are weighing in on these deals as they go up for ratification votes.
UAW strike signs held on a picket line outside the Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant in Sterling Heights, Michigan, October 23, 2023. (Emily Elconin / Bloomberg via Getty Images)
On breaks between harnessing wires and bolting fenders, United Auto Workers (UAW) members across the country are debating the contract offers their strike wrenched out of Ford, General Motors (GM), and Stellantis.
Just a fraction of plants have voted, with the rest set to cast ballots in the next two weeks. Contract details are here.
Ford locals have been the first to weigh in. Three larger locals voted heavily in favor of the deal. Two other major locals passed the offer with a narrower majority, reflecting that members’ expectations were raised sharply by new leaders and an aggressive contract fight.
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