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Chrysler Deal Faces More Rejections

After 6 locals vote down proposed contract, UAW steps up lobbying

By Wesley Oliver, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 21, 2007 11:02 PM CDT

(Newser) – UAW members at three auto plants rejected the proposed pact between Chrysler and their union this weekend, bringing to six the number of locals who have voted down the deal, the Wall Street Journal reports. In a last-ditch effort to salvage the agreement, union... Read full story »

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