NORFOLK: Striking blue-collar workers at a Volvo heavy truck plant in southwestern Virginia have narrowly ratified what the company said was its final offer in a long-running labor dispute.

The hourly workers voted 1,147 to 1,130 for the six-year contract, and will suspend their on-and-off strike that began in April. However, unionized salaried workers voted against the pact 45-40, according to the Facebook page of the United Auto Workers (UAW) local.

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