On Oct. 30, the United Auto Workers and General Motors agreed to a tentative deal that put an end to bargaining between the union and the Detroit Three automakers following more than six weeks of targeted U.S. labor strikes. GM was the last of the Detroit Three to reach a deal with the union following contentious talks. Roughly a third of the union’s 146,000 workers with GM, Ford and Stellantis went on strike after the sides failed to reach agreements by a Sept. 14 deadline.
The new contract includes: 27 percent in compounded base wage increases for hourly employees, a revival of cost-of-living adjustments, a shorter timeline to the top wage, rollover commitments for temporary and supplemental workers, and a pathway for employees at future battery plants to become organized under the union’s master agreement with the companies.