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Rocky Road for Chrysler Deal

3 UAW locals vote down offer that would 'lower our standard of living'

By Emily Roysdon, Newser User

Posted Oct 20, 2007 4:44 PM CDT

(Newser) – Three UAW locals voted against the new Chrysler deal yesterday, stirring fears that the agreement may be scuttled. Two plants voted against it by 53%, and a third, in Missouri, by 66% among skilled trades and 79% among assembly line workers. They slammed a proposed... Read full story »

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