Volvo workers reject third proposed deal; company will ‘consider all options’

Striking UAW workers at Volvo Trucks North America voted to reject a third tentative agreement on Friday, prompting the heavy-duty truck manufacturer to “consider all options related to the bargaining process.”

The approximately 2,900 members of UAW Local 2069 have been on strike at the New River Valley plant in Dublin, Virginia, for more than a month. They struck for 12 days earlier this year, all part of a protracted dispute to get a new contract to replace a five-year agreement that expired...

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Truck Talk No. 26: Labor pains edition

This week, we look at the ramifications of a vote on a third tentative agreement by striking workers at Volvo Trucks North America  We also revisit patents and make bank with Hyliion Holdings founder and CEO Thomas Healy.

Holding the line

Are two strikes impacting production at Volvo Truck enough to get UAW workers a contract they will accept? The outcome of voting on a third tentative agreement by 2,900 represented hourly workers in Dublin, Virginia, should be known by Friday evening. 

After...

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