U.S. Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) made the following statement regarding Ford Motor Company and the United Auto Workers union reaching a tentative agreement.

“It is exciting to hear that the Ford Motor Company and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union have reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year labor contract,” Upton stated.  “This agreement calls for 12,000 jobs to be added in Ford’s U.S. manufacturing facilities, many of which will be right here in Michigan. I applaud Ford and the UAW for reaching this agreement, and I encourage them to move forward to seal the deal and put more Americans back to work, especially here in Michigan.”