American Axle workers vote to end nearly 3-month strike

Source: Associated Press

HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (AP) — American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. said Friday it expects production to resume next week after workers overwhelmingly approved a new contract with the auto parts supplier that contains steep pay cuts and other concessions.

United Auto Workers members at five American Axle sites in Michigan and New York voted 78 percent in favor of the four-year deal, while 22 percent voted against, the union said in a statement late Thursday. The UAW does not usually release vote totals.

The vote, finalized Thursday, ends a bitter strike that lasted nearly three months, crippling General Motors Corp.'s production of large sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks.

UAW members at four sites voted overwhelmingly in favor of the contract Monday and were awaiting Thursday's vote by Local 235 in Hamtramck, which is by far the largest local in the company with 1,983 members.


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It is a shame what contract negotiations have become these days.