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UAW locals compact Fiat Chrysler voting to two days
Source: Reuters
US | Mon Oct 12, 2015 4:07pm EDT
UAW locals compact Fiat Chrysler voting to two days
DETROIT | BY BERNIE WOODALL
All 40,000 union members at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles U.S. will vote on a proposed new contract on Oct. 20 and 21, rather than stretch the balloting over more than a week as was done in the recent failed vote, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union said on Monday.
UAW President Dennis Williams indicated on Friday, when the union sent the tentative four-year contact to rank-and-file voting, that he wanted to give members more time to digest the new deal before voting.
On Oct. 1, Fiat Chrysler UAW members rejected by a nearly 2-to-1 margin a four-year agreement reached by company and union negotiators in mid-September.
Kristin Dziczek, labor analyst with the Center for Automotive Research, said the move to condense the voting period is smart.
"All of the locals get the same amount of time to dig into the agreement," Dziczek said after the UAW confirmed on Facebook that voting will take place over two days next week. "They get to see what's changed, and ask questions."
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UAW locals compact Fiat Chrysler voting to two days
DETROIT | BY BERNIE WOODALL
All 40,000 union members at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles U.S. will vote on a proposed new contract on Oct. 20 and 21, rather than stretch the balloting over more than a week as was done in the recent failed vote, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union said on Monday.
UAW President Dennis Williams indicated on Friday, when the union sent the tentative four-year contact to rank-and-file voting, that he wanted to give members more time to digest the new deal before voting.
On Oct. 1, Fiat Chrysler UAW members rejected by a nearly 2-to-1 margin a four-year agreement reached by company and union negotiators in mid-September.
Kristin Dziczek, labor analyst with the Center for Automotive Research, said the move to condense the voting period is smart.
"All of the locals get the same amount of time to dig into the agreement," Dziczek said after the UAW confirmed on Facebook that voting will take place over two days next week. "They get to see what's changed, and ask questions."
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/12/us-autos-fiat-chrysler-uaw-idUSKCN0S622S20151012