Volvo Truck union shoots down labor deal for second time

Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local No. 2069 at Volvo Trucks' New River Valley (NRV) truck assembly operations in Dublin, Virginia, Sunday rejected a new labor agreement – the second time in four weeks that local members have shot down tentative deals. 

Union members last month voted down a tentative five-year proposal, sending Volvo and UAW leadership back to the negotiation table where they struck the tentative six-year deal that was rejected Sunday.

“We are committed to the collective bargaining process," NRV Vice President and General Manager Franky Marchand said via statement Sunday night, "and remain confident that we will ultimately be able to reach a mutually beneficial agreement."

Local members voted Sunday against common language and hourly language in the deal by 90% margins – figures consistent with the group's first vote last month. However, salary language was defeated by 91% compared to 83% the month prior. 

Contract negotiations started Feb. 8. UAW Local 2069 workers went on strike Saturday, April 17, following the lapse of a 30-day extension to a five-year contract that expired March 15. The union strike ended April 30 after a two-week work stoppage when the parties reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year deal. Since returning to work from the strike, union members have remained on the job while both sides work toward a deal. 

The negotiating teams reached the latest tentative agreement May 20.

The NRV plant employs more than 3,300 people, about 2,900 of whom are UAW members. The plant is in the midst of a $400 million investment for advanced technology upgrades, site expansion and preparation for future products, including the innovative Volvo VNR Electric truck. The plant has added 1,100 jobs since the last union agreement was implemented in 2016 and is on track to have a net increase of approximately 600 positions in 2021.

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