On Thursday the contract had a big lead in voting at Ford and Stellantis.

UAW President Shawn Fain has insisted it was well past time to make up for the 2008 concessions.three Detroit-area factories were the only large plants yet to vote.

making the company the first Detroit automaker to get a ratified deal that could end a contentious and lengthy labor dispute.the union accepted lower pay for new hires and gave up cost of living adjustments and general annual pay raises to help the automakers out of dire financial problems during the Great Recession.2008 concessionsCiting the automakers strong profits.

Voting continues at Ford through early Saturday.In the deals with all three companies.

At least were making a step in the right direction to recover from 2008.

000 UAW members at GM voting in favor.a dead porcupine lays on a carpet of ash in the charred remains of what was once a forest.

Figueiroa warns the two fire fronts are about to merge.A dead crocodile is seen as forest fires rage in the Pantanal wetland in Porto Jofre.

especially burning land to clear it for farming.her organization provided 300 tons of fruit for animals in five months.