3,700 members of UAW Local 2244 can look forward to leaving the plant on April 1st with the promise of a chunk of change coming in May.  The San Jose Mercury News reports 90% of those who voted approved the deal worked out between union negotiators and NUMMI management ahead of the closure.

Seniority dictates how much each member gets. At the top, for 25 years, there's about $68,500.  The average settlement - based on 15 years of service - is roughly $53,500. The minimum: $21,175. No word on medical benefits union leaders had said they were holding out for over the last half year. $278 million was apparently good enough for most. who voted. The Los Angeles Times notes workers will receive the payment in one lump sum.

NUMMI management argued from the get-go the money was not a severance package, but a "retention" deal, aimed at getting workers to stay on the job until the very last day. So injured workers on disability get only the minimum.  Those who've already left for another job get nothing.  Other than the security of a new paycheck.