UAW workers reject Lear contract again
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For the third time, workers at the Lear Corp. plant in Hammond have rejected a tentative contract agreement with the Michigan-based company.
Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report 75% of workers represented by the United Auto Workers Local 2335 voted to reject the deal, which would have provided wage increases and keep health benefits steady.
The Hammond plant produces seats that are sent to Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant, and 1,300 workers are represented by the union.
According to a contract summary, the deal would have increased the top wage rate to $27.07 an hour and the ratification wage rate to $26 an hour. Those numbers would’ve increased to $34 an hour and $32 an hour, respectively, over a four-year period.
The vote saw 449 workers voting against the deal with 154 supporting it. Thirteen ballots were declared void, according to the publication.
A timeline for a potential fourth deal to be reached was not known.
You can read the full story from The Times of Northwest Indiana’s Joseph S. Pete by clicking here.