No deal: Volvo truck workers striking again in Virginia

Nearly 3,000 employees at Volvo's truck factory in Virginia are back on strike

DUBLIN, Va. -- Nearly 3,000 workers at a Volvo truck plant in southwest Virginia went back on strike Monday after they overwhelmingly rejected another tentative 6-year agreement over a wide range of concerns, the United Auto Workers said. Meanwhile, it's back to the negotiating table for the union and management at the New River Valley plant. The workers' bargaining committee has requested a meeting to discuss open issues including the interview process for future hires, healthcare, wages, health and safety issues, working conditions, plant shift operations, contractual time off and wage progression, UAW said. The plant's general manager, Franky Marchand, called the action “difficult to understand” on Monday, since the tentative agreement included economic improvements for all workers and a competitive benefits package. “We remain committed to the collective bargaining process, and we are confident that we will ultimately arrive at a mutually beneficial agreement,” his statement said.