After a six-week strike, United Auto Workers (UAW) members have ratified new contracts with Ford, General Motors, and Jeep parent company Stellantis. The contracts provide an 11% immediate pay increase and a 25% total pay increase over the 4½-year deal, as well as cost-of-living adjustments, the ability to reach top wages in three years, and the protection of the right to strike. This is a major victory for the UAW and its members, who have shown their commitment to protecting their rights and improving their working conditions.
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Key takeaways: The UAW’s strategy of negotiating and striking at all three automakers simultaneously appears to have paid off. The agreement between the UAW and…
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has reached a tentative contract agreement with Stellantis, the union announced Saturday, edging closer to ending a 6-week strike that has dented Detroit's Big 3 automakers and idled thousands of their employees. The agreement includes a $9,000 ratification bonus, a 3% wage increase in the first and third years of the contract, and a 4% lump-sum bonus in the second and fourth years. UAW President Shawn Fain said the strike “is working” but “we’re not there yet.” General Motors is the only remaining automaker without a contract with the union.
After a six-week strike, the United Auto Workers union and Ford Motor Company have reached a tentative agreement, praised by President Joe Biden and UAW President Shawn Fain. The details of the agreement have not yet been released, but if ratified by the union's membership, it could serve as a blueprint to resolve contract talks with the other two Detroit automakers and end the work stoppages.
UAW workers at Stellantis' Sterling Heights Assembly Plant in Michigan went on strike Monday in an effort to pressure the company to make a better labor contract offer. The plant produces the highly profitable RAM 1500 series pickup truck, and UAW President Shawn Fain said the strike is an attempt to “stand up for the rights of our members and their families.” The strike is part of the UAW's concurrent strikes against the “Big Three” automakers, and Stellantis did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
On October 6, 25,000 members of the United Auto Workers union went on strike after rejecting a proposed contract between the union and the Big Three automakers. The union is bargaining for wage increases, cost of living allowances, job security and pensions, and Mack Trucks workers went on strike after rejecting a proposed contract that included a 10% wage increase in the first year. UAW President Shawn Fain is determined to ensure that members receive the wages and benefits they deserve.
Key takeaways: General Motors has agreed in writing to include electric battery manufacturing in the next contract between GM and the union. The strike has…
The United Auto Workers (UAW) has announced the expansion of its strike at Ford and General Motors to include another 7,000 workers, bringing the total number of striking workers to over 50,000. The strike is in response to the automakers' refusal to make meaningful progress in negotiations over wages, job security, and health care benefits. GM has estimated that it has lost $2 billion in profits since the strike began, and the union is hoping that the additional 7,000 workers will help to pressure the automakers into making a deal.