I’ve been covering the auto industry since 1989, first as CNN Detroit Bureau Chief, then as the National Auto Writer for the Associated Press, General Motors beat writer at the Detroit News and video reporter at Automotive News.
April 20, 2024: This story has been updated to include the official results of the vote and comments from UAW President Shawn Fain.
The vote was administered by the National Labor Relations Board which, late Friday, reported a final tally of 2,628 yes votes and 985 voting no. Three ballots were void and seven were not counted because “they aren’t determinative to the outcome of the election,” according to NLRB spokeswoman Kayla Blado.
“You see the pay, the benefits, the rights UAW members have on the job, and you see how that would change your life,” he added in adeclaring victory while the ballots were still being counted. “That’s why we voted overwhelmingly for the union. Once people see the difference a union makes, there’s no way to stop them.”
Indeed, bargaining for that first contract is no simple task, Fain said during an interview for a story previewing the vote. The UAW will have only a few weeks to revel in this first victory before 5,000 workers at two Mercedes-Benz plants in Alabama vote on whether to join the union. Voting for workers at an SUV plant in Vance and a battery plant in Woodstock, both near Tuscaloosa, is set for May 13—17.
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