UAW Contracts at Ford, Stellantis Near Approval by Wide Margins

The United Auto Workersclosed in on approval of their contracts with Ford Motor Co. and Stellantis NV Friday, sealing agreements that will deliver record pay gains and new plant investments.

As of 12:35 p.m. in Detroit, with only a handful of results from Ford locations outstanding, results posted by the union showed the contract being approved 68% to 32%.

Workers at Ford’s Dearborn, Michigan, truck plant voted 78% in favor of ratifying the agreement Friday, putting Ford over the top, according to UAW Local 600 President Nick Kottalis.

“It’s a good contract, you just can’t get around that,” Kottalis ...