Mitsubishi Workers Ratify Contract; Accept Pay Cuts in Exchange for Job Security

Workers at a Mitsubishi plant in Normal, Illinois ratified a new four year contract this weekend. The contract provides job security for the workers, but in exchange the 1200 employees had to take pay cuts. The contract establishes a two tier wage system at the plant. According to the United Auto Workers local 2488 the new contract requires the plant to stay open until the new contract expires in 2012.