UAW expected to approve Ford contract today

DEARBORN, Mich. – The United Auto Workers union is expected to approve its tentative contract with Ford on Friday.

The four-year contract promises pay raises, no-cost increases in health care and pathways to top wages. At this point, a majority of UAW members have voted in favor of this deal with Ford.

The UAW plans to have final vote totals by 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Ford workers will get $9,000 each if they ratify the four-year contract with the company, but Ford will close a factory in the deal, a person briefed on the pact said earlier this month. The company plans to close its engine factory in Romeo.

READ: Deal gives Ford workers $9K signing bonus; Romeo plant will close

“This contract provides over $6 Billion in new product investment creating and retaining over 8500 jobs. We are proud that UAW-Ford members through this contract will continue to be the largest U.S. auto workforce and build the most products here at home,” said Rory Gamble, UAW Vice President and Director of the UAW-Ford Department. “This contract reflects the hard work, sacrifice and quality work of UAW members as they lead the U.S. auto industry.”

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