It’s a no. With 65% of votes against, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) workers have rejected the wages agreement that representatives of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union had negotiated with the automaker head, Sergio Marchionne. This is the first time since 1982 that grassroots members have not followed the union’s recommendations.
72% of UAW members at Sterling Heights in Michigan rejected the wages agreement and at the assembly factory at Belvedere 65% voted no. Employees at the production site in Toledo, Ohio categorically refused the four-year contract with an 87% vote against. Their colleague at the Trenton motors site also overwhelmingly rejected the agreement voting 80% against. This is the first time since 1982 that the membership base has not followed the union’s recommendations. As a result, Dennis Williams,...
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