and China are establishing policy-level discussions on military matters.

labor experts told CBS MoneyWatch.Members from another three chapters have rejected Fords proposed labor contract.

Its typical for large unions to see a few chapters oppose a new contract because labor deals cannot satisfy everyone.What happens next is not up to us its up to you.UAW President Shawn Fain said during a video address last week that the labor group had squeezed every penny it could out of the automakers.

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.The flurry of rejections came after UAW members spent six weeks onstrike at the companies.

the union could decide to restart the strike or return to the bargaining table and ask for more concessions.

according to a vote trackermaintained by the UAW.Members of the Ukrainian State Border Guard stand watch at the border crossing between Ukraine and Belarus on February 13.

000 troops near its own border with Ukraine and in neighboring Belarus.But Putin used the invasion to very literally claim part of Ukraine for Russia.

Putins objective is to keep Ukraine the second-largest country on the continent from making common cause with the democracies of Europe.along with other trust-building measures.