Uaw National Agreement
In a brief statement on the agreement, GM said: “We can confirm the UAW statement on a proposed interim agreement. Further details will be provided in due course. Under the agreement, full-time workers who worked for three years or more would be permanently hired from January 6, a priority request from the UAW and many members. Part-time workers who have worked for at least two uninterrupted years become regular employees as of January 1, 2020. Gm expects $7.7 billion in investments representing 9,000 jobs created and maintained, according to the pages of the agreement obtained by The Detroit News. The 2015 contract included an $8.3 billion commitment. The agreement also includes ratification bonuses of $11,000 (compared to $8,000 in 2015) for permanent employees. Temporary employees would receive a $US 4,500 ratification bonus, up from 2,000 $US in 2015. The company would pay the bonuses during the second pay period after the agreement was ratified.
A cap of $12,000 for recipient companies is also being removed and permanent employees continue to receive US$1,000 for every $1 billion in upstream tax revenue generated by GM in North America. UAW will negotiate a new interim agreement with Ford, using the GM contract as a model. As part of the agreement, the Warren Tech Center will receive a new vehicle program, $200 million in investments and the maintenance of approximately 75 jobs. Lansing Delta and Spring Hill, Tennessee, assembly plants will receive a next generation of mid-sized SUVs worth $1 billion and 5,000 jobs. Nearly 200 local auto worker executives voted Thursday to send a preliminary agreement with General Motors Co. to members. “The national negotiating team`s top priority was to get a strong and fair contract that our members deserve,” said Terry Dittes, UAW Vice President, Director of UAW GM, in a press release on the breakthrough. After that, the heavyweights who came to the table needed to revive progress towards a deal. GM President Barra and UAW President Gary Jones met with negotiators just days before the two sides finally reached an interim agreement.
