UAW would get 55 pct stake in Chrysler under deal
* Union to also get cash for health fund
* Fiat to get 35 percent of Chrysler
* U.S. taxpayers, creditors to share 10 percent
* Fiat to invest $8 billion, create 4,000 UAW jobs
By Nick Carey and David Bailey
DETROIT, April 28 (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers union would own 55 percent of automaker Chrysler under a proposed contract union members must vote upon by Wednesday night, according to a summary of the deal prepared by the UAW.
If ratified by Chrysler's 26,800 UAW-represented workers, the company would also make payments to a union-aligned retiree health care trust in return for concessions by workers.
The summary, distributed to union hourly workers, also says Italian automaker Fiat SpA (FIA.MI: Quote, Profile, Research) -- which is in talks with Chrysler on forming an alliance -- would "eventually own" 35 percent of Chrysler's stock.
Fiat would also share key engine technology with Chrysler that would be equivalent to an investment of more than $8 billion and would create 4,000 UAW-represented jobs. Continued...
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