RORY GAMBLE

The “one member, one vote” measure received about 64% of 140,586 valid ballots that were received by Monday’s mail-in deadline.

Members of the United Auto Workers union have overwhelmingly approved picking their leaders by direct ballot elections.

Members of the United Auto Workers union are set to approve picking their leaders in direct elections, according to the ballots that have already been counted.

The United Auto Workers union's 397,000 members will vote by mail this fall on whether they want to pick their leaders in direct elections.

The United Auto Workers union’s 397,000 members will vote by mail this fall on whether they want to pick their leaders in direct elections.

Retiring United Auto Workers President Rory Gamble says it's critical that electric vehicle component plants be union and pay top wages.

Ray Curry is taking over leadership of the United Auto Workers perhaps the most critical juncture in the union’s history.

Ray Curry is taking over leadership of the United Auto Workers perhaps the most critical juncture in the union’s history.

Ray Curry, 55, was picked by the union's International Executive Board on Monday. He will replace Rory Gamble, who retires on Wednesday.

Roy Gamble, 65, became acting president in November of 2019 just after a contentious 40-day strike against General Motors, and in the middle of a wide-ranging federal probe of bribery and embezzlement by top union officials.

United Auto Workers President Rory Gamble, who led the union through a corruption scandal and the coronavirus pandemic, is retiring effective June 30.

The group will operate under the UAW Constitution’s standing committees on Civil and Human Rights. UAW President Rory L. Gamble believes that the formation of the group was long overdue.

The UAW plans to take advantage of Biden's support for unions, including potentially organizing new U.S. plants for EV start-ups or even Tesla.

The year 2020 was hard, but GM left the year with impressive earnings, beating Wall Street expectations. GM made nearly $4 billion in the last quarter of 2020 and $10 billion for the entire year. Ad“It’s been absolutely remarkable how the auto industry has rebounded and how well GM has done through this,” Krebs said. READ: GM 2020 profit drops, but it makes $6.43B despite pandemicThough things looked bleak in Spring 2020, in looking at the numbers, Krebs said GM couldn’t have timed its product roll outs any better. “Everybody’s buying SUV’s and trucks and guess what, GM introduced a whole family of full size SUV’s,” Krebs said.

UAW President Rory Gamble (left) and U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider announce a settlement agreement to end a years-long corruption investigation into the union on Dec. 14, 2020 in Detroit. Stellantis, formerly Fiat Chrysler, has agreed to pay $30 million as part of a plea deal to settle a criminal investigation into collusion and bribery of union officials by former executives of the company's North American operations. The deal, which was announced Wednesday by federal prosecutors in Detroit, ends a multiyear federal probe into Fiat Chrysler and the United Auto Workers union. Prosecutors announced a separate plea deal last month with the UAW. It's unclear at this time when Stellantis will pay the fine as the agreement remains subject to U.S. federal court approval.

Trumka, who has worked with the Trump administration over the last four years, largely blamed the president for instigating the actions. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka called it "one of the greatest assaults on our democracy since the Civil War." UAW President Rory Gamble described it as "a very sad day for our nation and our democracy." Prominent union leaders of the AFL-CIO and United Auto Workers are publicly condemning President Donald Trump 's supporters for storming the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Both the AFL-CIO and UAW last year endorsed President-elect Joe Biden over Trump.

Ford started resuming vehicle production in the U.S. on May 18, 2020 with new coronavirus safety protocols such as health assessments, personal protective equipment and facility modifications to increase social distancing. General Motors will not require employees to receive Covid-19 vaccinations to return to physical office locations or continue working in manufacturing plants, the company told CNBC on Friday. The Detroit automaker joins crosstown rival Ford Motor in confirming plans for voluntary vaccinations, even though the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission allows employers to require workers to get vaccinated. United Auto Workers President Rory Gamble on Friday said he believes that none of the union's 400,000 members should be forced to receive Covid-19 vaccinations, but he encourages the workers to be vaccinated. "I believe it's important for as many members as possible to be vaccinated," Gamble said in an emailed statement.

DETROIT – The United Auto Workers and the U.S. attorney’s office in Detroit said they reached a settlement following a federal corruption investigation that’s stretched on for years. The goal of the settlement is to reform the union in the wake of a bribery and embezzlement scandal. The deal includes federal oversight for years to come and a critical vote by the rank and file. Federal authorities did not issue fines or penalties against the union, saying it would take away from members. UAW President Rory Gamble said while a dark chapter is now closed, he’s still disappointed by officials who stole from union members.

Striking United Auto Workers members and supporters attend a speech by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders outside General Motors' Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant on Sept. 25, 2019 in Detroit. DETROIT — Federal prosecutors plan to announce Monday measures to reform the United Auto Workers as part of a proposed civil settlement with the Justice Department in its multiyear corruption probe into the prominent American union. U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider and UAW President Rory Gamble are scheduled to speak at a joint news conference in Detroit where prosecutors said they will announce details of the deal. Gamble and Schneider have previously discussed settlements to reform the union, including possibly using an independent monitor. The Detroit News previously reported the Justice Department proposed subjecting the UAW to 10 years of federal oversight, one of the longest periods of federal supervision in recent history.

But he said that current UAW President Rory Gamble is not a target of the investigation. The probe has led to 11 convictions of union members, including two former presidents. Currently the union’s members vote on delegates to a convention, who then vote on a president. Former UAW President Dennis Williams in September pleaded guilty in the government’s investigation, and his successor as president, Gary Jones, pleaded guilty in June. Eleven union officials and a late official’s spouse have pleaded guilty since 2017, although not all the crimes were connected.

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2019, file photo, United Auto Workers union President Rory Gamble answers questions in Southfield, Mich. But he said that current UAW President Rory Gamble is not a target of the investigation. The probe has led to 11 convictions of union members, including two former presidents. Currently the union’s members vote on delegates to a convention, who then vote on a president. Former UAW President Dennis Williams in September pleaded guilty in the government’s investigation, and his successor as president, Gary Jones, pleaded guilty in June.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. Labor Day is usually a day for the United Auto Workers union to flex its muscles as one of the largest labor unions in the country, but with the ongoing corruption scandal and the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, this year is very different. This year, the UAW is facing a crossroads on Labor Day. RELATED: Ex-UAW President Gary Jones pleads guilty in corruption caseThe traditional Labor Day Parade didnt happen Monday because the virus forced a cancelation. The UAW is going to close the National Training Center in Warren and one in Kokomo, Indiana. The union negotiated the closures in the UAW national contract last year as part of the federal investigation.

Former UAW president Dennis Williams rose to prominence within the union, starting as secretary-treasurer in 2013. He is the 15th person charged the UAW corruption investigation -- a list that includes former president Gary Jones. RELATED: Ex-UAW President Gary Jones pleads guilty in corruption caseIt was a year ago that the FBI raided Jones home in Canton and went into Williams home in California. Williams allegedly had taken more that $71,000 in union money. Jones was Williams choice and though he was elected it was baked into the cake before any convention.

DETROIT Members of the United Auto Workers met with federal prosecutors on Tuesday in the first step to bring reform to the union. The meeting was between U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider and UAW President Rory Gamble. During the meeting, Gamble and UAW representatives detailed reform measures that Gamble and the International Executive Board put in place for the union. READ: Former UAW President Gary Jones pleads guilty, faces up to 57 months in prisonThe Justice Department seeks genuine and sincere reform of the UAW so as to provide the best possible representation for its members, said United States Attorney Matthew Schneider. Todays discussion was productive and both the U.S. Attorney and I have the same goal for the UAW International Union.

DETROIT A federal prosecutor and the United Auto Workers president are looking at using an independent monitor to make sure that a wide-ranging union corruption scandal never happens again. The monitor was one option discussed during a two-hour meeting Tuesday between UAW President Rory Gamble and Matthew Schneider, the U.S. Attorney in Detroit, according to a joint statement. Ten union officials have pleaded guilty in the scandal, with some spending thousands in union money for golf, lodging and fancy meals. An independent monitor would give union members the assurance of reforms so as to reduce the possibility of a recurrence of corruption, the statement said. Among the union officials to plead guilty is former President Gary Jones, who was accused of conspiring with UAW cronies to embezzle more than $1 million.

DETROIT The United Automobile Workers is preparing for an important negotiation. US Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Matthew Schneider, has agreed to talk with UAW President Rory Gamble about changes that can be made pertaining to corruption. In a joint statement released Monday Schneider said, "I look forward to working with president Gamble to achieve what I hope will be a joint effort to resolve some of the serious issues. One of the concerns is the disposition of a cabin at the UAWs Black Lake property built for former president Dennis Williams. RELATED: Ex-UAW President Gary Jones pleads guilty in corruption case

FILE - In this March 11, 2019 file photo, Gary Jones, president of the United Auto Workers union addresses delegates to the union's bargaining convention in Detroit. An expected guilty plea to corruption charges by former United Auto Workers President Gary Jones has been delayed due to the coronavirus and traveling concerns. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)DETROIT The head of the United Auto Workers will meet this month with the U.S. attorney in Detroit to discuss potential changes for the union following a wide-ranging corruption probe. Ten union officials and a late officials spouse have pleaded guilty since 2017, including former President Gary Jones. In a joint statement Monday, the union and Schneider said current UAW President Rory Gamble will meet with Schneider June 30 in Detroit to start negotiations on changes for the union.

DETROIT – The United Auto Workers (UAW) union leadership announced Tuesday they are endorsing Democratic candidate Joe Biden for President of the United States. “In a changing economic environment, we need steady leadership and planning to make sure the jobs of the future are good-paying union jobs with benefits,” said Gamble. “And UAW members need to know they have a voice in those changes.”Gamble added that it is important to have leadership that, at all times, considers the needs of working men and women in making policy choices, and judicial appointments. “UAW members ultimately want a voice. And Joe Biden is committed to giving UAW members that voice at the table.”Related:

The Ford Motor Co. Michigan Assembly plant stands idle in Wayne, Michigan, U.S., on Monday, March 23, 2020. "The health and safety of our workforce, dealers, customers, partners and communities remains our highest priority," said Kumar Galhotra, Ford president of North America, in a press release. When Ford initially announced plans to reopen the plants last week, United Auto Workers President Rory Gamble said the union was reviewing the plans "with great caution and concern." Several UAW members with the automakers have died from COVID-19, including two Ford workers over the weekend. Urged by the UAW, Ford, Fiat Chrysler and General Motors announced plans to temporarily shutter their plants due to the coronavirus on March 18.

DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit Three automakers will shut down their U.S. plants to stop the spread of coronavirus, bowing to pressure from the union representing about 150,000 hourly workers at those facilities, industry officials said. The Detroit automakers shares took a beating on Wednesday, with GM closing 17.3% lower, Ford off 10.2% and Fiat Chrysler shares ending 9.2% lower in New York. The actions come less than a day after the automakers and the United Auto Workers union agreed to keep plants running with reduced shifts and staffing, and more time allowed for cleaning. South Koreas Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) closed its Montgomery, Alabama, assembly plant on Wednesday morning after an employee there tested positive for COVID-19. Meanwhile, other automakers in North America are still operating assembly plants, including BMW in Spartanburg, South Carolina; Kia Motors Corp (000270.KS) in West Point, Georgia, and Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Ford said it plans to close its factories in the U.S., Canada and Mexico after Thursday evening and through March 30. Detroit's Big Three automakers plan to temporarily close all U.S. factories as the coronavirus sweeps across the country. General Motors said it's closing all North American factories at least until March 30 and will evaluate the situation on a weekly basis after that. Fiat Chrysler said it will cease operations at its plants across North America "progressively from today through the end of March." General Motors has 11 factories, followed by Ford's eight factories and Fiat Chrysler's six.

Gamble warned he would take unilateral action if the automakers did not do more to secure hourly workers on factory floors. The tension between the UAW and the Detroit automakers highlighted a divide in the U.S. labor force that extends well beyond the auto industry. Separately, GM and Ford disclosed Tuesday that they each have had one employee, both working at U.S. engineering centers, test positive for coronavirus. They marked the first confirmed cases of coronavirus among the automakers U.S. employees. Access to the building where the employee worked was restricted, and the building was cleaned, GM spokesman Jim Cain said Tuesday.

FILE PHOTO: The United Auto Workers union logo is seen on the front of the UAW Solidarity House in Detroit, Michigan, September 8, 2011. Two years after the wrenching restructuring of the U.S. auto industry and the bankruptcies that remade General Motors and Chrysler, the UAW is facing its own financial reckoning. Picture taken September 8, 2011. To match Special Report USA-AUTOS/UNION REUTERS/Rebecca Cook(Reuters) - The United Auto Workers said Tuesday it had asked Detroits Big Three workers to shutdown all U.S. plants for two weeks in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. UAW President Rory Gamble in a letter to members seen by Reuters said General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV were not willing to do so and instead asked for 48 hours to put together plans to safeguard workers in their facilities. The UAW said that period expires later today and the union will evaluating what the companies submit today.Gamble added the automaker will be put on notice that the UAW will use any and all measures to protect our brothers and sisters who are working in their facilities.

In a letter to union members, UAW President Rory Gamble said Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler have been willing to pause production. In response to UAW's letter, executives at Ford told CNBC they are considering production cuts at the company's U.S.-based factories as a possible solution. The UAW confirmed the first known confirmed case of COVID-19 in an employee of a Detroit automaker on March 12. Your UAW leadership feels very strongly, and argued very strongly, that this is the most responsible course of action. Please know that my #1 priority, and the #1 priority of the entire UAW leadership, is the safety and well-being of our UAW family and our communities.

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Another United Auto Workers leader is expected to plead guilty in court today as part of a federal probe into alleged corruption within the union. Joe Ashton, the retired UAW-GM vice president, is believed to have crafted a scheme with two associates, Jeffrey Pietrzyk and Michael Grimes, involving kickbacks and rigged bids totaling millions of dollars. READ MORE: Retired UAW Vice President Joe Ashton charged in bribery, kickback scandalUAW Interim President Rory Gamble wants to change the union’s direction entirely with the increased exposure of more alleged corruption. “It is shocking and very disheartening at the same time,” Gamble said. Pietrzyk, who served on union’s Center for Human Resources board with Ashton, and Grimes, Ashton’s administrative assistant have already pleaded gui;ty and are waiting to be sentenced.

DETROIT – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles confirms that the company and the United Auto Workers have reached a proposed tentative agreement on a new four-year contract. UPDATE: UAW members ratify contract with Fiat Chrysler“Our UAW Bargaining Committee worked diligently, over many months, during the General Motors strike and Ford negotiations to maintain productive negotiations with FCA,” said UAW Vice President Cindy Estrada, director of the UAW-FCA Department. “During the previous four-year agreement, FCA added over 6,400 new UAW members.”The UAW-FCA National Council will meet on Dec. 4 to go over details of the proposed tentative agreement. If adopted as a tentative agreement, it will go to all FCA hourly and salary members for a ratification vote that will begin on Dec. 6. Related: UAW-FCA national contract almost complete

United Auto Workers President Gary Jones delivers remarks at the opening plenary session of the National Association of the Advancement for Colored People's annual convention in Detroit, July 22, 2019. DETROIT The executive board of the United Auto Workers has started the process of removing President Gary Jones from his position and the union. Jones' lawyer Bruce Maffeo told the Detroit News the union president had resigned on Wednesday. "This is a somber day, but our UAW Constitution has provided the necessary tools to deal with these charges," UAW Acting President Rory Gamble said in a statement. At that time, Gamble said if Jones is convicted, he would then support the union stripping Jones of his title.

DETROIT Members of the United Automobile Workers union approved the tentative contract with Ford on Friday. According to the union, 56.3 percent of members voted in favor of the agreement. Ford workers will get $9,000 each, but Ford will close a factory in the deal, a person briefed on the pact said earlier this month. Every Ford employee and temporary employee will be at the top-rate for full-time status at the end of this four-year agreement, said Acting UAW President Rory Gamble, who is Director of the UAW Ford Department. This is a life changing contract for many and provides a template for all future Ford UAW members to a full-time, top-rate status.

DEARBORN, Mich. The United Auto Workers union approved its tentative contract with Ford on Friday. Ford workers will get $9,000 each, but Ford will close a factory in the deal, a person briefed on the pact said earlier this month. Every Ford employee and temporary employee will be at the top-rate for full-time status at the end of this four-year agreement, said Acting UAW President Rory Gamble, who is Director of the UAW Ford Department. This is a life changing contract for many and provides a template for all future Ford UAW members to a full-time, top-rate status. This contract reflects the hard work, sacrifice and quality work of UAW members as they lead the U.S. auto industry.

DETROIT – The United Auto Workers union is launching what it calls “widespread ethics reforms” amid a federal investigation into fraud and misuse of funds. Here’s the list of reforms announced Wednesday:The establishment of an Ethics Ombudsman to receive, review and respond to ethics complaints and allegations. The banning of all charitable contributions from UAW joint program centers, vendors, or employers to any charities run or controlled by UAW officials. Finally, UAW will set up an Ethics Hotline to encourage those who may have concerns about or want to report potential ethics violations. DETROIT, MI - JULY 16: United Auto Workers President Gary Jones speaks at the opening of open the 2019 GM-UAW contract talks where the traditional ceremonial handshake takes place on July 16, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan.

The United Auto Workers union will tighten financial controls, ban contributions from employers and vendors to charities run by its officers, and hire an ethics officer in the wake of a federal corruption investigation. Hes accused of taking thousands of dollars in kickbacks from a contractor who made watches for union members. Federal agents have also searched the Detroit-area home of current union President Gary Jones, and the Corona, California, home of former president Dennis Williams. The ethics officer would be an external position and would not work for the international union. The measures also would ban all contributions from training centers run jointly with the companies to charities run by union officials.

The United Auto Workers union will tighten financial controls, ban contributions from employers and vendors to charities run by its officers, and hire an ethics officer in the wake of a federal corruption investigation. Hes accused of taking thousands of dollars in kickbacks from a contractor who made watches for union members. Federal agents have also searched the Detroit-area home of current union President Gary Jones, and the Corona, California, home of former president Dennis Williams. The ethics officer would be an external position and would not work for the international union. The measures also would ban all contributions from training centers run jointly with the companies to charities run by union officials.

DETROIT The United Auto Workers union on Wednesday announced several reforms in an effort to prevent and root out corruption amid an ongoing federal investigation involving bribery and embezzlement by union officials. The UAW also said it will sell a cabin built for former UAW President Dennis Williams at a union resort and training center in Michigan. However, the facility has been a point of contention for union members amid the federal probe. The reforms are being led by acting UAW President Rory Gamble following UAW President Gary Jones taking a leave of absence on Nov. 3, days after being implicated in the multiyear investigation. Homes of Jones and Williams were raided by federal agents in August.

DETROIT As the United Automobile Workers deal with an embezzlement scandal sending more officers to prison and negotiate national contracts, Rory Gamble has taken over as the new president. Local 4 Business Editor Rod Meloni got an exclusive first interview with Gamble to hear what he had to say about the problems facing the union and his plans to solve them. In July, Gamble walked into the UAW Ford handshake ceremony next to then-president Jones as the UAW Ford vice president. On Tuesday, he separated Jones from the 10 UAW leaders who have been sent to prison because Jones hasnt been charged. Gamble told Local 4 he took the presidents job under a condition that the UAW board allow him to make the necessary tough accounting and financial control changes he deems necessary.

Rory Gamble, acting president of the United Auto Workers, speaks with CNBC at the union's temporary headquarters in metro Detroit on Nov. 6, 2019. DETROIT Rory Gamble, acting president of United Auto Workers, is concerned that an ongoing federal corruption probe into the union could lead to a RICO case and government oversight. The UAW has been at the center of a multiyear federal corruption probe that has led to charges against 13 people, including 10 convictions. UAW President Gary Jones also took a leave of absence, effective Sunday, days after being implicated in the multiyear investigation. No one from the union's Ford department has been charged, nor have any executives with GM or Ford.

Rory Gamble, a union vice president who successfully negotiated a tentative contract with Ford, took over as acting president Saturday when President Gary Jones took a paid leave of absence. "We're going to plan for going forward and how we fix this great union," Gamble said. Earlier Wednesday, a retired union vice president became the 13th person to be charged in the federal probe of the union and auto companies. Joe Ashton is accused of receiving thousands of dollars in kickbacks from a contractor who made watches for union members. Federal agents have also searched the Detroit-area home of Jones, the union president, and the Corona, California, home of former president Dennis Williams.

Joe Ashton is accused of receiving thousands of dollars in kickbacks from a contractor who made watches for union members. Federal agents have also searched the Detroit-area home of Jones, the union president, and the Corona, California, home of former president Dennis Williams. Ashton ended the payments in the fall of 2016 when news broke about a federal investigation into corruption in the UAW and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, prosecutors alleged. His plea agreement calls for federal prosecutors in Detroit to seek no more than two years and three months in prison. Grimes worked at a UAW-General Motors training center and was an administrative assistant to UAW Vice President Cindy Estrada.

DETROIT United Auto Workers-Ford Vice President Rory Gamble has been selected as acting UAW national president Saturday, and on Monday he begins talks with Fiat-Chrysler. This comes after former union president Gary Jones Canton home was raided by the FBI in August, which was followed by embezzlement charges against St. Louis Region 5 Director Vance Pearson and Edward Nick Robinson, both close associates of Jones. READ MORE: UAW official Edward Nick Robinson charged in labor conspiracyGamble, who has been politically active with the union for 38 years, was elected UAW-Ford president in 2018 and has since been involved in the negotiations of hundreds of union contracts. National negotiations with Fiat-Chrysler is no small feat, said Center for Automotive Research analyst Kristin Dziczek. WATCH BELOW: Aerial video of FBI agents raiding Canton home of UAW President Gary Jones

Rebecca Cook | ReutersThe president of the United Auto Workers union, who has been linked to an ongoing corruption probe by U.S. federal officials, has taken a leave of absence, the union said on Saturday in a statement. Gary Jones' leave of absence, which follows a vote by the executive board, will be effective beginning Sunday, the UAW said. I want to do whats best for the members of this great union," Jones said in the statement, which did not give a reason for his decision. A source previously said Jones was "UAW Official A" identified in criminal complaints filed against other UAW leaders. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Detroit has declined to identify the unnamed union leaders in the criminal complaints it has filed.

DETROIT – United Auto Workers President Gary Jones asked for a leave of absence Saturday during an emergency meeting held by the United Auto Workers International Board. READ: UAW President Gary Jones announces leave of absence, Rory Gamble to serve as interim presidentIt’s a major shakeup for the UAW as negotiations are set to begin Monday with Fiat Chrysler. He is being replaced by UAW vice president Rory Gamble. "The next thing for the UAW to do is set aside this Gary Jones incident.”That plan is already in motion. "That’s what they get with Rory Gamble.”The board voted Gamble as the interim UAW president.

Fallout as UAW president steps aside amid scandalPublished: November 2, 2019, 11:13 pmGary Jones is taking a leave of absence as president of the UAW over an embezzlement scandal. Rory Gamble will take over as president.

The board voted Rory Gamble as the interim UAW president effective Monday. He was elected a vice president of the UAW in June 2018, at the union’s 37th Constitutional Convention in Detroit, according to the UAW. Rory Gamble. Vice President Rory Gamble, who recently negotiated the Ford agreement, will serve as acting president and assume full responsibility for the president’s office. I spoke this morning with President Rory to congratulate him on behalf of the legacy of my father.

DETROIT, MI The United Auto Workers announced Saturday that President Gary Jones is taking a paid leave of absence amid a federal investigation of corruption within the union. The UAW said Jones requested the leave, which is effective Sunday. UAW Vice President Rory Gamble will serve as acting president. Union members are scheduled to begin voting Monday on a proposed contract with Ford Motor Co., which Gamble helped negotiate. Ten people have been convicted so far, including union leaders and auto company officials.

DETROIT UAW National Negotiators have voted to send a proposed tentative agreement to the National UAW-Ford Council, according to a news release. Our national negotiators elected by their local unions have voted unanimously to recommend to the UAW-Ford National Council the proposed tentative agreement, said UAW Vice President Rory Gamble. Vice President Gamble, his staff and the Ford negotiating team have worked tirelessly to reach an agreement that preserves job security and rewards UAW Ford members for their quality work, said UAW President Gary Jones. These were long and hard hours, but I feel confident they were able to secure a contract that protects our members future.If adopted as a tentative agreement, it will go to all Ford hourly and salary members for a ratification vote. Vice President of Labor Affairs for Ford Motor Co., Bill Dirksen, released the following statement:Ford can confirm the UAWs announcement that the UAW and Ford have reached a proposed tentative agreement on a four-year contract.

DETROIT (AP) The United Auto Workers union has reached a tentative contract agreement with Ford after three days of intense bargaining. Then it will be sent to Fords 55,000 union workers for a ratification vote. On Friday, the day GM workers approved their contract, the UAW picked Ford as its second company to bargain with. If Ford workers approve the contract, bargaining will then focus on Fiat Chrysler, which may not be as open to granting the terms of the GM contract. Union workers pay only about 3% of their health care costs compared to around 30% for most U.S. employees.

DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor (F.N) and the United Auto Workers union on Wednesday announced a tentative agreement for a new labor deal, allowing the No. Ratification is not a sure thing, as union members at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCHA.MI) in 2015 rejected the first version of a contract. The UAW doesnt just make our workers better, it makes Ford better and stronger, Bill Ford told UAW workers last year. Under its deal, GM also will close three plants, but it left the UAW members healthcare insurance coverage unchanged. Once the Ford deal is ratified, the UAW will turn to Fiat Chrysler to complete its quadrennial talks with the Detroit automakers.

Many UAW members are back to work for the first time in more than 40 days after ratifying a deal with General Motors Friday. Next, the UAW will open contract talks with Ford, reported to begin as early as this morning. UAW President Gary Jones announced Friday that the union with now proceed with pattern bargaining at Ford. "Now that the General Motors strike has ended and the agreement has been ratified, we will proceed to Ford, working with UAW Vice President Rory Gamble, Director of the UAW Ford Department and their staff," Jones said. "We can confirm the UAW today notified Ford it plans to negotiate with us next," a Ford spokesperson said.

Many UAW members are back to work for the first time in more than 40 days after ratifying a deal with General Motors Friday. Next, the UAW will open contract talks with Ford, reported to begin as early as this morning. UAW President Gary Jones announced Friday that the union with now proceed with pattern bargaining at Ford. "Now that the General Motors strike has ended and the agreement has been ratified, we will proceed to Ford, working with UAW Vice President Rory Gamble, Director of the UAW Ford Department and their staff," Jones said. "We can confirm the UAW today notified Ford it plans to negotiate with us next," a Ford spokesperson said.

DETROIT As the United Auto Workers and General Motors continue negotiations to potentially end an 18-day strike against the automaker, the head of the union's Ford Motor unit says "significant progress" has been made on those talks. The union's negotiations with GM have been slow moving, taking a full week to resolve smaller issues before they could move to the top negotiators, or "main table." While the UAW selected GM as its "target" company to establish a "pattern" agreement that will be used at Ford and Fiat Chrysler, the union's non-GM departments have continued negotiations with their respective companies. A person familiar with the talks said the union's focus remains on the current patterned bargaining with GM. A UAW spokesman declined to comment on the potential of the union moving on to Ford before reaching a deal with GM.