General Motors Becomes First of Detroit Automakers to Seal Deal With Unionized Workers

United Auto Workers members hold picket signs near a General Motors assembly plant in Delta Township, Mich., on Sept. 29, 2023. Paul Sancya/AP Photo

DETROIT—United Auto Workers (UAW) union members have voted to approve a new contract with General Motors, making the company the first Detroit automaker to get a ratified deal that could end a contentious labor dispute and a series of crippling strikes.

A vote-tracking spreadsheet on the union’s website shows that with all local union offices reporting, the contract passed by just over 3,400 votes, with 54.7 percent in favor. A union spokesman on Thursday confirmed that the spreadsheet had the official GM totals.