Ford Vote Switch Avoids Strike While Adding Jobs: Cars
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Ford Motor Co. may have dodged its first nationwide strike in 35 years and secured labor peace while the United Auto Workers adds thousands of new members.
UAW members at Ford went from voting 53 percent against the proposed contract on the morning of Oct. 14 to 63 percent in favor by at 8:18 p.m. today New York time. The union said 15,862 members at Ford had cast ballots in favor of the labor deal while 9,375 voted against. Ford’s 40,600 U.S. hourly workers will conclude balloting tomorrow.