Mitsubishi, UAW reach tentative deal at US plant

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NORMAL, Illinois: Mitsubishi Motors North America and the United Auto Workers said Friday they have reached a tentative deal on a new collective bargaining agreement for the company's plant in Normal, Illinois.

In a joint statement, Mitsubishi and the union said they would make no further comment until the workers vote on the deal.

Mitsubishi spokesman Dan Irvin would not say when workers might vote. The union did not immediately return a call from The Associated Press.

The plant's 1,264 union employees have been working without a contract since their most recent labor agreement expired Sept. 5, after the union unanimously rejected the automaker's latest offer.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/26/business/NA-US-Mitsubishi-Illinois.php