UAW, automakers cheer ratified labor pact

The United Auto Workers (UAW) union released the final tally of member votes, with a combined total of 64% voting in favor of labor agreements across the Detroit-area “Big Three” automakers.

“The members have spoken. After years of cutbacks, months of our ‘Stand Up’ campaign, and weeks on the picket line, we have turned the tide for the American autoworker,” UAW president Shawn Fain said in a statement on Monday.

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