Volvo New River Plant Workers Ratify Five-Year Contract
Volvo Trucks North America announced that United Auto Workers union members at its New River Valley plant in Virginia have ratified a five-year contract.
The terms of the agreement that extends from March 17, 2016 until March 16, 2021 weren’t released. The vote count also wasn’t disclosed.
“Our positive working relationship with the UAW was in evidence throughout negotiations, and helped us reach an agreement that ensures the plant’s competitiveness, while continuing to offer our employees a great quality of life,” said Franky Marchand, vice president and general manager of the plant known as NRV that is located in Dublin, Virginia.
“NRV builds every truck we sell in North America,” said Göran Nyberg, president of Volvo Trucks North America, “and this agreement gives us the stability we need to keep building on the momentum we established during our record 2015.”
