UAW Turns to Ford After GM Workers Approve New Contract

The United Auto Workers union said on Oct. 25 it has chosen Ford Motor Co as the next U.S. automaker the union will negotiate with.

UAW President Gary Jones (L) shakes hands with Ford Motor Co Chairman Bill Ford at the start of contract talks between the union and the automaker in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., on July 15, 2019. Nick Carey/File Photo/Reuters

The United Auto Workers union said on Oct. 25 it has chosen Ford Motor Co as the next U.S. automaker the union will negotiate with after workers at General Motors Co approved a new contract deal.

The UAW said 57% of hourly workers at GM voted to approve the deal to end a contentious 40-day U.S. strike, the longest automotive labor stoppage since 1970.