The vote was designed to exclude the possibility of expressing opposition to the deal. The union worded the ballot so that a “no” vote meant accepting the administration’s terms.
No doubt there were many people opposed to the contract and who wanted to continue the strike who voted “yes” or abstained, since the ballot stated a “no” vote meant accepting terms imposed by management.
GM CEO Mary Barra and Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson delivered the remarks nine days after the UAW bureaucracy pushed through a company-friendly contract, which was opposed by 47 percent of GM’s production workers.
The fight against war is totally connected to the fight against exploitation and inequality at home. The same US government which says there is “no money” for decent wages and jobs at home is spending hundreds of billions of dollars for unpopular and criminal wars.