UAW ends strike at Volvo after split revote on latest offer

In the end, 17 votes decided the end of a five-week United Auto Workers strike at Volvo Trucks North America.

The third tentative agreement in the protracted labor dispute was rejected by the workers last Friday. But when the company declared an impasse and imposed the terms of the deal, the local union called for a second vote on Wednesday. Two of three sections passed by 17 votes. Salary language failed by 16 votes.

Signing bonus at stake

After pleas from some union members in Dublin, Virginia,...

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