accusing it of breaching their contract.

The flurry of rejections came after UAW members spent six weeks onstrike at the companies.The deals also eliminate the two-tier system at a handful of Big 3 plants.

Autoworkers who voted no are likely pushing for better retiree health care benefits and a defined benefits pension plan.labor experts told CBS MoneyWatch.The executive board doesnt decide your vote.

Union leaders said last month they reached an agreement with the Big 3 that increases wages across a four-and-a-half year deal and provides cost of living adjustments.some opposition to a proposed labor contract indicates that members are engaged and that theres healthy debate about the offer.

if a majority of unionized autoworkers decide to reject the Big 3s proposals.

The tentative agreements are making their way across UAW chapters.though the risk of escalation remains.

When Syrias civil war erupted in 2011.the latest being Israels 2006 war with Hezbollah in Lebanon.

with at least one organization calling itself the Islamic Resistance in Iraq claiming daily attacks on U.Islamic Jihad or others in the West Bank.