DES MOINES, IOWA (AP) -- Members of a local United Steelworkers union have approved a two-year contract with Titan Tire, ending a one-week shutdown at the Des Moines plant.
T500 members of Local 164 approved the deal on Thursday. Local union chief Mike Mathis says the vote was by a majority, and workers will return to work Sunday night.
The shutdown began when management locked the doors at the plant on Dec. 17 after contract talks failed.
Morry Taylor, chief executive of Titan Tire, said he was pleased with the vote.
The new contract freezes wages at $22 per hour and requires a greater workers contribution to the company's insurance coverage.
The Des Moines plant makes tires for agricultural equipment. Ithas about 800 workers.
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