BREAKING NEWS | UAW approves pact with General Motors Co.

DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union has approved its contract with General Motors Co. after addressing the objections of some workers.

Production workers ratified the agreement earlier this month by a 55.4 percent majority. But skilled trades workers like electricians and pipefitters rejected it, which sent negotiators back to the table.

The UAW says the agreement now addresses those workers' concerns about job classifications and seniority rights. The union's executive board formally ratified the agreement today.

The contract covers 52,700 workers at 63 U.S. facilities. It raises wages and promises $8.3 billion in U.S. factory investments over four years.

The contract was approved earlier this month by the about 4,500 Lordstown GM Assembly Plant workers.

GM said the agreement is good for workers and for its business.