UAW Local 699 workers vote on contract with Nexteer Automotive

Nexteer Automotive workers in Saginaw County who are represented by UAW Local 699 wait in line to vote on a tentative contract agreement at The Dow event center, 303 Johnson in downtown Saginaw, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015.

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Update: Nexteer statement on vote results

SAGINAW, MI -- Nexteer Automotive workers represented by UAW Local 699 rejected a proposed contract in a landslide vote, according to the group.

UAW Local 699 on Monday, Dec. 7 posted the tentative results of the vote on its Facebook page. The outcome was 399 "no" votes to 8 "yes" votes for trade workers, and 2,704 "no" votes to 72 "yes" votes for production workers.

Nexteer Automotive workers voted on the proposed contract agreement at The Dow event center Sunday, Dec. 6.

Meetings were held Sunday at The Dow event center, 303 Johnson, giving members the opportunity to review the proposed tentative agreement prior to voting.

UAW Local 699 President Rick Burzynski could not immediately be reached for comment Monday. Nexteer officials also could not be reached for comment. MLive will follow the story as it develops.

Terms of the proposed contract were not released.

Nexteer is currently based in Buena Vista Township but is relocating its global headquarters to Auburn Hills. The giant automotive-steering maker has a global workforce of more than 12,000 and 5,000 of its employees are based in Michigan, according to company officials.