The Latest: GM workers ratify contract, 40-day strike ends

ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on voting on a new contract at General Motors (all times local):
5 p.m.
General Motors workers voted 57.2% in favor of a new contract with the company, ending a 40-day strike.
The United Auto Workers union says Friday that the contract was approved 23,389 to 17,501.
The vote means that workers will put down their picket signs and return to their jobs. Some will start as early as Friday night, and some production could resume on Saturday.
Skilled trades work