DETROIT: Ford Motor Co’s US union workers narrowly approved a four-year labour contract after a late push for support by United Auto Workers (UAW) leaders, the UAW said late Friday night. The UAW said 51.3 per cent of production workers and 52.4 per cent of skilled trades workers voted in favour of the new contract, after more than a week of voting that concluded at US operations of Ford on Friday night. “This agreement provides a good foundation for Ford Motor Company, our employees and our communities as we work together to create an even stronger business in the years ahead,” the company said in a statement. The UAW’s Chief Ford Negotiator, Jimmy Settles, said the contract was reached ‘through a fair and democratic process’ and that it provides ‘job security and strong economic gains’ for workers. Two days ago, Settles reported that with three-quarters of the vote counted, 52 per cent of Ford workers had rejected the new contract.