Rank-and-file members of the United Auto Workers union have approved their labor deal with General Motors, despite significant opposition that saw it voted down by workers at more than a dozen plants.
The deal reached between the union and the company on October 30 won the support of only 55% of membership who participated in the ratification process. But that was enough to ratify the deal, whose passage had appeared in doubt as recently as Wednesday.
The final results from all the UAW members at GM were posted on the union’s Web site Thursday morning. The union releases ratification results on a plant-by-plant basis.
As late as Wednesday afternoon there had been concern the deal might be voted down, according to people familiar with the ballot, who asked to remain anonymous because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
This is a developing story. It will be updated.
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