On one side of the bargaining table will be union brass angry about plant closures and embarrassed by scandal. On the other will be auto executives sweating shrinking sales and risky billion-dollar bets to survive an era of disruption.

Navistar International Corp. and UAW announced Feb. 9 that the truck maker’s UAW-represented workers ratified a new four-year labor agreement. It replaces the contract that expired Oct. 1.