51.8% of votes cast at GM's Flint plant were against the proposed deal.
55% of the production workers at Ford's plants voted against the contract.
The contracts do not meet the union's demands for the return of pensions and retiree health care.
The contracts do not restore workers to their pre-2007 wage and benefits levels.
United Auto Workers (UAW) union members at Ford's Louisville assembly and Kentucky truck plants, as well as General Motors' Flint assembly plant in Michigan, have voted against the proposed labor agreements. The contracts, which were expected to provide workers with a 25% wage increase, cost of living allowances, and improved retirement contributions by 2027, were rejected by a majority of the production workers. At Ford's plants, 55% of the production workers voted against the contract, while at GM's Flint plant, 51.8% of votes cast were against the proposed deal.
Despite the wage increase and other benefits, the contracts do not restore workers to their pre-2007 wage and benefits levels. They also do not meet the union's demands for the return of pensions and retiree health care. The UAW's new agreement, which covers 46,000 workers overall at GM, grants a 25% increase in base wage through April 2028 and will cumulatively raise the top wage by 33% compounded with estimated cost-of-living adjustments to over $42 an hour.
The voting process is part of a larger movement of union workers voting on contracts from each of Chrysler-owner Stellantis, GM, and Ford, following the first coordinated strike against Detroit's Big Three automakers. The results of these votes signal that approval of the deals, which are set to raise costs significantly for the automakers, is not guaranteed.
51.8% of votes cast were against the proposed deal.
The UAW's new agreement, which covers 46,000 workers overall at GM, grants a 25% increase in base wage through April 2028 and will cumulatively raise the top wage by 33% compounded with estimated cost-of-living adjustments to over $42 an hour.
The contract was voted down by 55% of the production workers whereas 69% of the skilled trades workers backed it.
Union workers are voting on contracts from each of Chrysler-owner Stellantis, GM and Ford, after the first coordinated strike against Detroit's Big Three automakers.
Despite the contracts providing workers with a 25% wage increase, cost of living allowances, and improved retirement contributions by 2027, they do not restore workers to their pre-2007 wage and benefits levels.
The contracts also do not meet the union's demands for the return of pensions and retiree health care.