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New York CNN —President Joe Biden praised the United Auto Workers and Daimler Truck for reaching a tentative in the eleventh hour Friday night, preventing a potential strike affecting 7,300 workers. Daimler is a major manufacturer of trucks and buses, responsible for producing Thomas Built buses, one of the most popular brands of school buses in the United States. CNN has reached out to Daimler Truck for comment. The tentative agreement comes on the heels of increased momentum for the UAW. The subsequent contract negotiations won record pay increases for UAW members at the three companies.
Persons: Joe Biden, ” Biden, Shawn Fain, Thomas Organizations: New, New York CNN, United Auto Workers, Daimler, UAW, Facebook, CNN, BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Mazda, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota, Volvo, , Motors, Ford Locations: New York, United States, Chattanooga , Tennessee, Vance , Alabama, Tuscaloosa
An eActros is unveiled at the Mercedes-Benz truck plant of Daimler Truck AG on Ocotber 7, 2021. Daimler Truck agreed to a new labor contract on Friday with over 7,300 hourly workers represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) at six facilities in the U.S. South, averting a strike at the 11th hour. Daimler Truck, which makes Freightliner and Western Star trucks and Thomas Built buses, had faced the possibility of a strike beginning at midnight ET. Fain's speech on Friday started almost an hour later than scheduled as Daimler Truck made late concessions, Fain explained. Under Friday's deal, Daimler Truck workers will receive a minimum 25% general wage increase over the four-year contract, Fain said.
Persons: Shawn Fain, Thomas, Daimler Truck, Fain Organizations: Mercedes, Benz, Daimler Truck AG, Daimler, United Auto Workers, UAW, YouTube, Freightliner, Western Star, Daimler Truck, Detroit Three, General Motors, Ford, Detroit Locations: U.S, Charlotte , North Carolina, Alabama
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