DETROIT, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers union said on Wednesday that its members have ratified the new labor contract with Ford Motor Co .
The UAW said 79 percent of its membership voted for the new Ford contract that was reached on Nov. 3.
The new contract covers about 54,000 active workers at Ford and more than 94,000 Ford retirees and 28,000 surviving spouses. It will expire Sept. 14, 2011. (Reporting by Poornima Gupta, editing by Gerald E. McCormick)