Workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted in favor of strike authorization following the company's "final offer".
The margin was substantially above the two-thirds majority required to authorize a strike under the UAW constitution.
The UAW called management's offer "inadequate" and submitted its own counteroffer in response.
Despite the vote, the UAW has not set a strike deadline and has signaled its acceptance of VW's substandard pay offer.
Author's summary: Workers vote to authorize strike amid inadequate pay offer.