The United Auto Workers union said that it will negotiate a contract with General Motors Co., after Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV workers approved an enhanced four-year agreement that won across-the-board raises and a path to senior-level pay for entry-level workers, Bloomberg News reported yesterday. The Fiat Chrysler vote was about 77 percent in favor of the proposal, the union said yesterday. Fiat Chrysler and the UAW reached the accord Oct. 7, shortly before a strike might have shut down most of the company’s U.S. production. The workers rejected an earlier deal almost 2-to-1 largely because it left the two levels of pay in place. The approval at Fiat Chrysler lets the union move on to getting tentative contracts with GM and Ford Motor Co. UAW President Dennis Williams is seeking similar but more lucrative deals with the other two automakers. The union said that it will continue talks with Ford while pursuing a contract with GM.
