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He said the UAW's new contracts were so good they had even led to nonunion auto workers getting raises. Honda (7267.T) told Reuters it was evaluating the recent UAW deals with the Detroit Three automakers and would remain competitive. "If (Toyota workers) come calling, which they have, we're going to educate them and be there for them," Smith told Reuters. Toyota's move earlier this week to raise wages is in line with the strategy the Japanese automaker and other nonunion automakers have used to keep UAW organizers at bay. Nonunion automakers have kept hourly wages close to the UAW rates at the Detroit Three.

Persons: Shawn Fain, Fain, It'll, Tim Smith, Smith, Elon Musk, Toyota's, Joseph White, David Shepardson, Lisa Baertlein, Ben Klayman, Matthew Lewis, Jamie Freed Organizations: DETROIT, United Auto Workers, Detroit, Toyota, UAW, nonunion, Honda, Reuters, Detroit Three, General Motors, Ford, Louisville Assembly, GM, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Tesla, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON, U.S, United States, Georgetown , Kentucky, Louisville, Tesla's Fremont , California, Fremont, Detroit, Washington, Los Angeles

☆ UAW-Stellantis deal includes $18.9 billion in investments, new truck for idled plant
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The investments are expected to be completed during the term of the 4½-year tentative agreement, which must still be ratified by the roughly 43,000 UAW members covered by the proposed contract at Stellantis. The tentative labor agreement was reached Saturday after roughly six weeks of targeted strikes by the union against Stellantis, General Motors and Ford Motor. The work stoppages began Sept. 15 after the sides failed to reach deals covering 146,000 UAW members with the automakers by a strike deadline. "For the first time in a long time, we've done the unthinkable: Reopened a plant," Fain said during an online broadcast Thursday, referring to the Belvidere plant, which was idled in February 2022. Heading into the talks, UAW Vice President Rich Boyer, who led the Stellantis talks, made product commitments a priority and stressed that the Belvidere plant was a make-or-break issue.

Persons: Randy Harvard, Stellantis, Shawn Fain, we've, Fain, Rich Boyer Organizations: United Auto Workers, DETROIT –, Chrysler, UAW, Stellantis, General Motors, Ford Motor Locations: Sterling Heights, Mich, DETROIT, U.S, Belvidere , Illinois, Stellantis, Belvidere

DETROIT (AP) — Autoworkers at the first Ford factory to go on strike have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a tentative contract agreement reached with the company. About 3,300 United Auto Workers union members went on strike at the plant Sept. 15 after the union's contract with Ford expired. They remained on the picket lines until Oct. 25, when the union announced the tentative deal with Ford. Production workers voted 81% to ratify the deal, while skilled trades workers voted 90% in favor. At its peak 46,000 union members had gone on strike at eight assembly plants and 38 parts warehouses across the nation.

Persons: — Autoworkers, Shawn Fain, Rich Boyer, Fain, Boyer, ”, “, ” Masters Organizations: DETROIT, Ford, Michigan, Plant, United Auto Workers, Ford ., Local, UAW, General Motors, GM, Wayne State University, . Workers, Detroit Locations: Wayne , Michigan, Detroit

☆ The UAW won big against Detroit automakers. Unionizing Tesla and Toyota will be tougher
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

But the UAW’s ambitious plans to organize Tesla and other non-union automakers face steep odds. To grow, the UAW will need to gain a foothold at non-union automakers, which produce more than half of the cars assembled in the United States. Historically, UAW talks with the Detroit automakers have been closely watched by non-union automakers and suppliers. Anti-union companiesThe UAW will have to overcome weak protections for labor organizing in the United States and automakers’ aggressive tactics to defeat unions. It may be easier for UAW to organize Volkswagen and other European automakers like BMW and Mercedes-Benz than automakers from Asia, experts say.

Persons: Tesla, Shawn Fain, ”, Harry Katz, “, Thomas Kochan, Tesla's, Justin Sullivan, Bill Lee, Nikki Haley, Joe Biden, Kochan, ” Kochan, “ There’s, “ Fain, he’s, Harley Shaiken, Jesse Jackson, John J, Kim, Elon Musk, Musk, “ Tesla, ” Shaiken, Biden, Erica Smiley, Smiley, ‘ we’ve, won’t Organizations: New, New York CNN, United Auto Workers, Ford, General Motors, Jeep, Chrysler, Detroit automakers, UAW, American, Toyota, Hyundai, Honda, Volvo, Mercedes, BMW, Nissan, Volkswagen, Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Labor, Companies, Employers, National Labor Relations Act, MIT Sloan School of Management, Getty, Workers, Benz, Tennessee Gov, Former South Carolina Gov, Environmental Defense Fund, Alabama, M University, Jackson State University, University of California, Berkley, Chicago Tribune, Tribune, Service, Tesla, National Labor Relations Board, Employees, Bloomberg, CNN, Biden Union, Union, Biden, Justice, Detroit Locations: New York, United States, California, Texas, Tesla's Fremont , California, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Volkswagen’s, Chattanooga, Michigan, Detroit, Chicago, Chattanooga , Tennessee, Asia, Europe, Tesla’s Fremont California, ”

☆ Toyota hikes wage of US factory workers after UAW labor deals
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Other nonunion logistics and service parts employees are getting wage hikes. The media and organizing project Labor Notes earlier reported the wage hikes and other details, citing a company document. The pay of production Toyota workers in Kentucky at top scale will rise by $2.94 to $34.80 an hour. Under the new tentative agreements with General Motors (GM.N), Ford Motor (F.N) and Stellantis (STLAM.MI), UAW workers will receive a wage hike of 11% upon ratification and 25% in wage hikes through April 2028. The UAW declined to comment on the Toyota wage hikes.

Persons: Johanna Geron, ” Chris Reynolds, Shawn Fain, Fain, David Shepardson, Chizu Nomiyama, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Toyota, REUTERS, United Auto Workers, Detroit Three, Labor, North, General Motors, Ford Motor, UAW, Ford, Volkswagen, Nissan, Detroit, Thomson Locations: Zaventem, Belgium, U.S, Kentucky, Washington

☆ Three Young Activists Who Never Worked in an Auto Factory Helped Deliver Huge Win for the UAW
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Nora Eckert | Mike Colias | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

In hard-nosed negotiations, the United Auto Workers in recent weeks shocked Detroit automakers with public swipes at CEO pay, a renewed focus on the rank-and-file and a bold plan for sudden strikes. The aggressive strategy was driven by a band of young outsiders—who have never clocked in a day of work at an auto factory. The three 30-something labor activists were brought in by new UAW President Shawn Fain to remake the union into a more independent, media savvy and creative challenger to car companies.

Persons: —, Shawn Fain Organizations: United Auto Workers, Detroit

Customers might assume that nonunion automakers, like Toyota, Tesla or Hyundai-Kia, will now be able to price their vehicles well below what the Detroit automakers can. “When the dust settles from this UAW debacle, the Detroit auto stalwarts find themselves with a bigger cost profile with competition increasing," said Dan Ives, an analyst at Wedbush. That means that competition for buyers is intensifying as pent-up demand from the pandemic wanes, making it difficult for any automaker to raise prices. But if the Detroit companies report lower income, Wall Street will register its disappointment, and stock prices could fall. “You either raise your labor costs to meet what the UAW is getting or you risk the unionization drive.”

Persons: Stellantis, ”, Jonathan Smoke, pare, Dan Ives, Natalie Knight, Ram, Knight, Smoke, Shawn Fain, Fain, Art Wheaton, wouldn’t, Wheaton, Tesla, ” Wheaton Organizations: DETROIT, United Auto Workers, Detroit’s, General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Hyundai, Kia, Detroit, GM, Cox Automotive, UAW, Chrysler, Jeep, Cox, automakers, Detroit automakers, Cornell University, U.S Locations: United States, U.S, Stellantis, Detroit

☆ Winners and losers of the UAW talks with GM, Ford and Stellantis
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

UAW President Shawn Fain warned of a more combative union heading into the talks, but not many, if anyone, expected the union to strategically outmaneuver the companies like it did, leading to record deals for 146,000 UAW members with GM, Ford Motor and Stellantis . UAW members must still vote to ratify the tentative agreements. 1, of course, are the UAW members," said Art Wheaton, a labor professor at The Worker Institute at Cornell University. Some winners, some losers: UAW membersBroadly speaking, the UAW members covered by the new deals are winners, however not everyone faced the financial toll of the union's strikes against the Detroit automakers. They may also be targets of increased organizing efforts by members seeking better wages like those for UAW members.

Persons: Joe Biden, Shawn Fain, Evelyn Hockstein, General Motors, Fain, Tesla, Wheaton, Shawn Fain Fain, they've, Marick, It's, Ford, John Lawler, Masters, I'm, Biden Organizations: United Auto Workers, Reuters DETROIT, General, Detroit, UAW, GM, Ford Motor, Worker Institute, Cornell University, Wayne State University, Ford, Deutsche Bank, Finance, Detroit automakers, Toyota, Hyundai, EVs Locations: Bellville , Michigan, U.S, Detroit, Michigan

☆ The auto strikes are probably — but not definitely — over. Here’s what comes next
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —The longest US auto strike in 25 years is nearly over. The United Auto Workers union announced a tentative agreement on a contract with General Motors Monday night. Typically when a union goes on strike, and then reaches a tentative deal, the workers don’t return to work until the ratification process is completed. The union hasn’t yet said why its 18,000 strikers are going back to work before the ratification process is conducted. Fewer senior union members who are not at top pay could see their pay increase by between 20% to 46%.

Persons: Stellantis, Mack Trucks, ‘, Shawn Fain, Fain Organizations: New, New York CNN, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Ford, UAW, GM, Chrysler, Teamsters, UPS Locations: New York, Stellantis, Spring Hill , Tennessee

DETROIT (AP) — Pressure in rising on General Motors as the lone holdout in a strike targeting all three big Detroit automakers after a tentative contract agreement with Jeep maker Stellantis was reached with the United Auto Workers union over the weekend. The Ford agreement revives cost-of-living adjustments that the UAW agreed to suspend in 2009 during the Great Recession. At Stellantis, workers get cost-of-living pay that would bring raises to a compounded 33%, with top assembly plant workers making more than $42 per hour. Overnight, 8,200 Stellantis workers in Canada represented by a different union, Unifor, walked off the job. At the peak, about 46,000 UAW workers were on strike — about one-third of the union’s 146,000 members at all three companies.

Persons: Stellantis, ”, Erik Gordon, Ford, Shawn Fain, Fain, Chuck Browning, ” “, ” Browning, Gordon, Bruce Baumhower, ” Unifor, ____ Bajak, John Raby, Corey Williams, Haleluya Organizations: DETROIT, General Motors, Detroit, United Auto Workers, UAW, Ford, GM, Saturday, Silverado, Sierra, Vehicles, GMC Acadia, Cadillac, University of Michigan, ” “ UAW, Jeep, “ Locations: American, Spring Hill , Tennessee, Texas , Michigan, Missouri, Spring, Mexico, Arlington , Texas, Detroit, America, Stellantis, Toledo , Ohio, Canada, Unifor, Boston, Charleston , West Virginia, Sterling Heights , Michigan, Jersey City , New Jersey

The UAW's talks, replete with weekly addresses by union President Shawn Fain, were among the most unabashed. The agreements may be a selling point for non-union shops to push for unionization, said San Francisco State University labor and employment professor John Logan. Nissan (7201.T) and other competitors may feel compelled to boost wages to retain their workforce. UPS AND ITS RIVALSThe UPS deal in August raised pay and eliminated a two-tier wage system for drivers at the Atlanta-based company. That bolstered organizing efforts among Amazon workers and put pressure on UPS rivals to close a growing gap in pay.

Persons: Shawn Fain, Harley Shaiken, Stellantis, John Logan, Mack, Marcos Feldman, Feldman, Joe Biden, Kate Bronfenbrenner, Bianca Flowers, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: United Auto Workers, Detroit Three, Ford Motor, Chrysler, General Motors, University of California, Berkley ., San Francisco State University, UAW, Starbucks, Economic, UPS, Caterpillar, Workers, Deere & Co, Employers, U.S . Department of Labor, Amazon, National Labor Relations Board, Atlanta -, FedEx, Reuters, Cornell University, Industries, Thomson Locations: Detroit, Berkley, Berkley . Union, New York, Atlanta

☆ Workers at the Detroit 3 are set to make up to $35 more an hour than at Tesla thanks to new union contracts
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Detroit's hourly labor costs could soar to $90 an hour, according to one estimate. At Tesla and foreign car companies, that same hourly labor cost sits between $45 and $55 per hour, industry experts estimate. AdvertisementAdvertisementHeading into contract talks this summer, the labor cost gap between the Detroit Three and Tesla was already sizable. While Ford, GM, and Stellantis were spending about $66 an hour on their factory workers, Tesla was spending just $45 an hour. Throughout the strike, Detroit executives warned of the advantage higher labor costs would hand to their competitors.

Persons: —, That's, Tesla, Wedbush, Bill Ford, Shawn Fain, Fain Organizations: UAW, Service, Detroit, United Auto Workers, Ford, GM, Tesla, Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen Locations: Wells

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. labor unions are once again flexing the muscles in the national spotlight. UNION RATES HAVE BEEN FALLING FOR DECADES. Only 6% of U.S. private-sector workers belong to unions today, a sliver of the 35% that were union members in 1953. The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 granted private-sector employees the right to unionize. That means that what worked in auto workers' labor campaign, for example, may not be possible for other industries.

Persons: Gridlock, ” Alexander Colvin, ”, Eunice Han, Cathy Creighton, Shawn Fain “, ” Creighton, Joe Biden, Todd Vachon, Taft, Hartley, Vachon, Ronald Reagan, “, haven't, John F, Kennedy, ” Vachon, Han, Colvin, ” Colvin, Creighton Organizations: —, United Auto Workers, Big, Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Associated Press, Labor, University of Utah, Cornell University’s Industrial, Labor Relations Buffalo Co, NLRB, Motors, Ford, Facebook, Rutgers School of Management, Labor Relations, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Labor Relations, Starbucks, Gallup Locations: Las Vegas , Detroit, Southern California, U.S, United States, Midwest

☆ The auto workers union scored another major victory, reaching a pay deal with Stellantis that will lead to 1,200 workers getting rehired
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The United Auto Workers announced Saturday it reached a tentative agreement with Stellantis. Stellantis would add 5,000 jobs after previously wanting to cut 5,000, including rehiring 1,200 workers. AdvertisementAdvertisementThree days after reaching a tentative agreement with Ford, the United Auto Workers announced Saturday it had also agreed a deal with Stellantis. Like the Ford deal, temporary workers are set to get the biggest wage increase, of more than two-and-a-half times. The tentative agreement means that General Motors is the last of the Big Three automakers to reach a deal with the union.

Persons: —, Stellantis, Shawn Fain, Rich Boyer, Fain Organizations: United Auto Workers, Stellantis, Service, Ford, UAW, Big, Bloomberg Locations: Belvidere, Plant, Illinois

“We won things no one thought possible," UAW President Shawn Fain said when he announced the tentative agreement last week. More recently, Ford, GM and Stellantis were all offering 23% total pay increases. For historical comparison, the union said its workers saw pay increases of 23% for all the years from 2001 through 2022. SHORTER WORK WEEKThe UAW asked for a shorter work week — 40 hours of pay for 32 hours of work. RIGHT TO STRIKEThe union said it won the right to strike against any of the three companies over plant closures.

Persons: “, Shawn Fain, Ford's, Fain, Ford, ” Organizations: United Auto Workers, Ford, General Motors, GM, UAW, Ultium, LG Energy Locations: U.S, Michigan, Korea

The GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. The GM workers will return to work after an official announcement of the deal, two sources said. Ford shares fell 2% while Stellantis shares were down 1.5% in Milan. Excluding Monday's share moves, GM and Ford shares have lost roughly a fifth of their value since the strike began while Stellantis shares have fallen 1%. "The Street is glad to have this UAW nightmare in the rear view mirror with a less onerous deal than originally feared for the Detroit Big 3," Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives said.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Stellantis, Patrick Anderson, Shawn Fain, Fain, Joe Biden, Biden, Tesla, Ford, Erik Gordon, Daniel Ives, David Shepardson, Joseph White, Shivansh Tiwary, Deepa Babington, David Gaffen, Peter Henderson, Alistair Bell Organizations: General Motors, REUTERS, Detroit, United Auto Workers, UAW, Reuters, Detroit Three automakers, Ford Motor, Chrysler, Anderson Economic Group, GM, Ford, Democratic, Detroit Three, Detroit automakers, EV, Toyota, University of Michigan, Kentucky, Detroit Big, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S, Detroit, Milan, Arlington , Texas, Tahoe, Sterling Heights , Michigan, Hill, Tenn, Washington

☆ We're not ready to bail on Ford after the UAW deal. But we have lots of questions
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The UAW on Sunday released parts of its tentative agreement with Ford, which was first announced last Wednesday. Modeled after the Ford agreement, the UAW reached a tentative labor deal with General Motors (GM) early Monday and one with Chrysler-parent Stellantis (STLA) on Saturday. The only third-quarter sales beat was in Ford Blue, its legacy internal combustion engine unit, which also includes hybrids. However, Ford Blue missed on EBIT (earnings before taxes and interest). We think the automaker can achieve these goals since it has support from its resilient Ford Blue segment, which continues to be profitable in all regions.

Persons: Ford, week's, It's, Jim Cramer, Shawn Fain, Jim Farley, Jim, they're, we're, Jim Cramer's, Matthew Hatcher Organizations: United Auto Workers, Club, UAW, Sunday, Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Detroit automaker, Ford Blue, Management, EV, ICE, CNBC, Plant, AFP, Getty Locations: Ford Blue, Michigan, Wayne , Michigan

☆ What to Know About the Automakers’ Deals With the U.A.W.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Santul Nerkar | More About Santul Nerkar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The tiered wage system, which allows the companies to pay newer workers much less than seasoned workers, was eliminated at two plants. and Stellantis, but the benefits are expected to mirror those in the Ford agreement. Then the agreements must be ratified by a majority of union members at each of the automakers. Shawn Fain, the president of the U.A.W., announced this month that G.M.’s battery plants, which it owns through a joint venture, would be covered by the national labor contract reached by the two sides. The union also said its agreement with Ford would make it relatively easy for workers at the company’s battery plants to join the U.A.W.

Persons: Shawn Fain Organizations: Ford, G.M Locations: Stellantis

☆ UAW deal with Ford includes $8.1 billion in investments, $5,000 ratification bonuses
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Members of the United Auto Workers union picket outside the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, on Sept. 26, 2023. DETROIT – Local United Auto Workers union leaders approved a tentative agreement Sunday with Ford Motor that includes $8.1 billion in new plant investments by the company, $5,000 ratification bonuses and other economic gains such as 25% compounded wage increases and improved profit-sharing payments. The 4 ½-year tentative agreement, which was announced Wednesday, will now be rolled out to 57,000 UAW-Ford members for regional informational meetings and then voting, the union said Sunday. UAW leaders outlined some details of the tentative agreement last week but released the summary and more than 800-page contract Sunday after local union leaders approved it for member voting. The UAW announced a tentative deal Saturday with Stellantis, however, it has yet to reach a new agreement with GM, despite the sides being close to a deal last week.

Persons: Shawn Fain, Chuck Browning Organizations: United Auto Workers, Plant, DETROIT – Local United Auto Workers, Ford, UAW, General Motors, Chrysler, Stellantis, GM, Ohio Assembly, Louisville Assembly, Ford Expedition, Lincoln, Kansas, Kansas City Assembly Locations: Michigan, Wayne , Michigan, Kentucky, Kansas City

The United Auto Workers union said it reached a tentative deal with Stellantis on Saturday, six weeks after workers went on strike. Earlier in the week, Ford also reached a tentative agreement with the UAW. Photos: Emily Elconin/Bloomberg NewsThe decision by the United Auto Workers on Saturday to call a fresh strike at General Motors as talks appeared to be nearing a conclusion was the latest in a set of unexpected moves by the union, which has used misdirection and maximized publicity to keep companies off balance. The surprise walkout at a factory in Tennessee followed several days of intensifying contract negotiations between GM and union leaders, including meetings involving GM Chief Executive Mary Barra and UAW President Shawn Fain. The escalation of the strike came as the UAW confirmed that it reached a tentative agreement with Chrysler-parent Stellantis on a new labor contract.

Persons: Stellantis, Ford, Emily Elconin, Mary Barra, Shawn Fain Organizations: United Auto Workers, UAW, Bloomberg, General Motors, GM, Chrysler Locations: Tennessee

GM said it was disappointed by the UAW strike at Spring Hill and that it still seeks "to reach an agreement as quickly as possible." Spring Hill Manufacturing, an assembly and propulsion plant, is the largest GM facility in North America with nearly 4,000 total employees. A lengthy Spring Hill strike could greatly increase the financial pain for GM, which said in a filing earlier this week that strike costs had risen to $400 million a week. Moments before employees walked out in Tennessee, the UAW said it reached a tentative labor agreement with Chrysler parent Stellantis (STLAM.MI). The UAW previously struck GM assembly plants in Missouri and Michigan as well as 18 parts distribution warehouses.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Shawn Fain, Stellantis, ” Fain, David Shepardson, Joseph White, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: General Motors, REUTERS, United Auto Workers, UAW, GM, Ford, Manufacturing, Chrysler, Ford Motor, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S, Spring Hill , Tennessee, Spring, North America, Fort Wayne , Indiana, Silao, Mexico, Bowling Green , Kentucky, Ramos Arizpe, Fairfax , Kansas, Arlington , Texas, Wentzville , Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, Michigan

It is not clear what derailed GM and the UAW's progress toward an agreement patterned after earlier deals at Ford and Chrysler-owner Stellantis (STLAM.MI). Pension costs and issues involving the use of temporary workers were among the points of contention at GM, sources said. GM said it was disappointed by the UAW decision to strike Spring Hill. Last month, UAW workers at Mack Truck's U.S. operations overwhelmingly rejected a deal recommended by Fain. In 2015, UAW members at what is now Stellantis voted down a contract endorsed by union leadership.

Persons: Shawn Fain, Rebecca Cook, Fain, management's, Stellantis, Joe White, David Shepardson, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: United Auto Workers, Ford Michigan Assembly Plant, REUTERS, Rights, Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, GM, UAW, Detroit, Saturday, Union, Mack, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Wayne , Michigan, U.S, Hill , Tennessee, Detroit, Taylor , Michigan, Mack Truck's, Stellantis, Washington

DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union has widened its strike against General Motors, the lone holdout among the three Detroit automakers, after reaching a tentative contract agreement with Jeep maker Stellantis. About 14,000 UAW workers had been on strike at two Stellantis assembly plants in Michigan and Ohio, and several parts distribution centers across the country. Workers also will get cost-of-living pay that would bring the raises to a compounded 33%, with top assembly plant workers making more than $42 per hour. Like the Ford contract, the Stellantis deal would run through April 30, 2028. Negotiations between the UAW and Stellantis had intensified Thursday, the day after the Ford deal was announced.

Persons: ”, Erik Gordon, Ford, Stellantis, Shawn Fain, ” “ Everybody’s, Larry Montgomery, John Rutherford, Spring Hill didn’t, Fain, “, ” Fain, Rich Boyer, Gordon, Bruce Baumhower, Baumhower, Jermaine Antwine, Bajak, John Raby, Corey Williams, Haleluya Organizations: DETROIT, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Detroit, UAW, GMC Acadia, Cadillac, University of Michigan, GM, Ford, ” UAW, Workers, Toyota, Tesla, Jeep, Hollywood Locations: Hill , Tennessee, North America, Texas , Michigan, Missouri, Tennessee, Belvidere , Illinois, Spring Hill, Stelantis, Michigan, Ohio, Stellantis, Belvidere, Trenton , Michigan, Toledo , Ohio, Sterling Heights , Michigan, Pontiac , Michigan, Boston, Charleston , West Virginia, Jersey City , New Jersey

☆ U.A.W. Says It Aims to Organize Nonunion Auto Plants
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Neal E. Boudette | More About Neal E. Boudette | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After winning major gains in wages and benefits from two of the three Detroit automakers, the United Automobile Workers union is looking beyond the Motor City to car companies operating nonunion factories across the South. president, Shawn Fain, said the union planned a push to organize plants at some of the nonunion automakers, such as Toyota, Honda and Tesla. “One of our biggest goals coming out of this historic contract victory is to organize like we’ve never organized before,” Mr. Fain said. It will be the Big Five or Big Six.”The statement was one of Mr. Fain’s clearest to date that the U.A.W. intended to renew efforts to unionize the plants of foreign-owned automakers and Tesla, which operates nonunion vehicle plants in California and Texas.

Persons: Shawn Fain, ” Mr, Fain Organizations: Detroit automakers, United Automobile Workers, Facebook, Toyota, Honda, Tesla Locations: Motor City, California, Texas

A public deal announcement with Stellantis is expected later Saturday afternoon or early evening, the sources said. Stellantis shuttered its assembly plant in Belvidere, Illinois, early this year, leaving 1,300 workers without jobs. The tentative contract deal will have provisions on the use of temporary workers, the sources said, adding Stellantis has agreed to significant investment. Fain and other senior union leaders are briefing local UAW chiefs by video conference, the sources said. The deal is also expected to include investments in other U.S. plants, including the Trenton engine plant, the sources said.

Persons: Stellantis, Shawn Fain, Biden, Fain, Tesla, Ford, Joe Biden, David Shepardson, Joseph White, Sayantani Ghosh, David Gregorio, Peter Henderson Organizations: United Auto Workers, Chrysler, Detroit Three, UAW, Ford, GM, Detroit, Detroit automakers, EV, Toyota, Kentucky, Korean, buildouts, U.S, Republican, Thomson Locations: Belvidere , Illinois, Illinois, U.S, Trenton, Detroit, Arlington , Texas, Tahoe, Sterling Heights , Michigan, Hollywood, Michigan

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