General Motors (GM) and the United Automotive Workers (UAW) union reached a preliminary agreement this Monday to cancel the strike of the company’s workers and thus put an end to the activism in the automotive sector, in which they have participated more than once. 18,000 GM employees over six weeks.
GM became the last automaker to reach an agreement with the union, which started a strike on September 15. Ford’s deal last week put pressure on GM and Stellantis to complete their negotiations. Stellantis successfully completed negotiations with the UAW on October 28 after agreeing to make concessions. Work safety.
The terms of the preliminary agreement between the union and GM are very similar to those previously signed by Ford and Stellantis; This includes salary increases. 25% per hour plus homework For living expenses during the contract period exceeding four years.
Likewise, an agreement was reached on the termination of temporary contracts, the possibility of further salary increases above the inflation rate, and the negotiation of a 32-hour work week. The deal is still awaiting approval by the union’s 46,000 members.
Following recent deals with Ford and Stellantis, UAW president Shawn Fain emphasized that the concessions achieved were representative. “A historic victory” and “a turning point” in the class war in the United States.