GM workers ratify contract, ending contentious 40-day strike

Clio resident Dawn Dekalita, 48, and a 16-year employee at the Flint Assembly Plant, plants a kiss on Shop Committee's Dustin Culhane in celebration as the United Auto Workers strike against General Motors comes to an emotional close outside of the Flint Assembly Plant, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Flint, Mich. Striking General Motors factory workers are putting down their picket signs after approving a new contract that will end a 40-day strike that paralyzed the company's U.S. production. (Jake May/MLive.com/The Flint Journal via AP)