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☆ UAW workers strike Mack Trucks after rejecting contract
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 9 (Reuters) - Union workers at Volvo Group (VOLVb.ST)-owned Mack Trucks went on strike on Monday after overwhelmingly rejecting a proposed five-year contract, the United Auto Workers said, the latest tentative labor agreement to be voted down. In online forums, some Mack workers complained the raise was too small to keep up with inflation. Canadian workers at GM also face a contract talk deadline at midnight on Monday that could lead to another strike. Mack President Roy said the company "clearly demonstrated our commitment to good-faith bargaining by arriving at a tentative agreement that was endorsed by both the International UAW and the UAW Mack Truck Council." "UAW members and workers across the economy are mobilizing to demand their fair share," the UAW said in a letter to Mack.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Mack Trucks, Detroit's, Mack, Shawn Fain, Stephen Roy, GM's, Mack President Roy, Roy, Fain, Ford, David Shepardson, Abhijith, Arun Koyyur, Matthew Lewis, David Gregorio Our Organizations: United Auto Workers, Sterling Heights Assembly, REUTERS, Volvo Group, UAW, Detroit's Big, Unions, FedEx, Detroit Three, General Motors, Ford Motor, Chrysler, GM, Ford, International UAW, UAW Mack Truck Council, Volvo, Detroit, Deutsche Bank, Anderson Economic, Thomson Locations: Sterling Heights, Sterling Heights , Michigan, U.S, Pennsylvania, Florida, Maryland, North, Washington, Bengaluru

☆ UAW workers reject Mack Trucks contract, go on strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A United Auto Workers union member holds a sign outside Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, to mark the beginning of contract negotiations in Sterling Heights, Michigan, U.S. July 12, 2023. About 73% of workers - covering 4,000 workers in Pennsylvania, Florida and Maryland - voted against the deal, the UAW said. After Mack workers voted down the deal, the UAW sent a strike notice to the company saying "many topics" remain at issue, including wage increases, cost-of-living allowance, job security and wage progression. "We clearly demonstrated our commitment to good faith bargaining by arriving at a tentative agreement that was endorsed by both the International UAW and the UAW Mack Truck Council," Roy said. "UAW members and workers across the economy are mobilizing to demand their fair share," the UAW said in a letter to Mack.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Mack Trucks, Mack, Shawn Fain, Stephen Roy, Roy, Fain, Ford, David Shepardson, Abhijith Ganapavaram, Jacqueline Wong, Jamie Freed, Michael Perry, Arun Koyyur Organizations: United Auto Workers, Sterling Heights Assembly, REUTERS, Volvo Group, UAW, Unions, FedEx, Detroit Three, General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, International UAW, UAW Mack Truck Council, Volvo, Detroit, Kaiser Permanente, U.S, Thomson Locations: Sterling Heights, Sterling Heights , Michigan, U.S, Pennsylvania, Florida, Maryland, North, United States

☆ UAW workers reject Mack Trucks contract, will strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A United Auto Workers union member holds a sign outside Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, to mark the beginning of contract negotiations in Sterling Heights, Michigan, U.S. July 12, 2023. About 73% of workers voted against the deal covering 4,000 workers in Pennsylvania, Florida and Maryland, the UAW said. The proposed Mack deal had included a 19% pay hike, a $3,500 ratification bonus, improved retirement benefits, additional vacation for some employees and a reduction in the time needed to get to top pay. "We clearly demonstrated our commitment to good faith bargaining by arriving at a tentative agreement that was endorsed by both the International UAW and the UAW Mack Truck Council," Roy said. "As you are aware, UAW members and workers across the economy are mobilizing to demand their fair share," the UAW said in a letter to Mack.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Mack Trucks, Mack, Shawn Fain, Stephen Roy, Roy, Fain, Ford, David Shepardson, Jacqueline Wong, Jamie Freed, Michael Perry Organizations: United Auto Workers, Sterling Heights Assembly, REUTERS, Volvo Group, UAW, Unions, FedEx, Detroit Three, General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, International UAW, UAW Mack Truck Council, Volvo, Detroit, Kaiser Permanente, Thomson Locations: Sterling Heights, Sterling Heights , Michigan, U.S, Pennsylvania, Florida, Maryland, North, United States

New York CNN —The United Auto Workers (UAW) says its members have voted to reject a tentative agreement with Mack Trucks and will go on strike Monday. Stephen Roy, president of Mack Trucks, was quoted by Reuters as saying he was “surprised and disappointed” that the union had chosen to strike. CNN has reached out to Mack Trucks for comment. Mack Trucks is one of the major US makers of heavy duty and medium duty trucks, with deliveries of 27,000 in 2022 and 16,000 for the first half of 2023. Rejecting dealsIt has become more common in recent years for rank-and-file union members to vote down tentative labor agreements reached by their union leadership.

Persons: Mack Trucks, “ I’m, Mack, Shawn Fain, Stephen Roy, ”, China’s Geely, Fain, Joe Biden, John Deere Organizations: New, New York CNN, United Auto Workers, UAW, Twitter, Reuters, International UAW, UAW Mack Truck Council, CNN, Sweden’s Volvo Group, Volvo, Big Three, —, Motors, Ford, Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, FedEx, Mack, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Kaiser Permanente Locations: New York

☆ Auto industry braces for contentious contract talks as UAW formally kicks off bargaining
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Rebecca Cook | ReutersDETROIT — United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain promised union members he'd do things differently during contract talks with the Detroit automakers this year. Playing hard ball"We're in the process of changing the culture of this union from a reactionary, defensive union, to an aggressive and offensive-minded union," Fain said last month during a Facebook livestream. The deals cover roughly 150,000 UAW members who work for the automakers. United Auto Workers members on strike picket outside General Motors' Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant in Detroit, Sept. 25, 2019. "The federal government is pouring billions into the electric vehicle transition, with no strings attached and no commitment to workers," Fain said earlier this year.

Persons: Shawn Fain, Rebecca Cook, he'd, Fain, Gary Jones, Bill Ford, Ford Fain, —, Jim Farley, Chuck Browning, We've, … We're, Joe Biden, John Murphy, Stellantis, Reuters Stellantis, What's, Michael Wayland, BofA's Murphy, Steve Fecht Organizations: Reuters DETROIT — United Auto Workers, Detroit, UAW, Motors, Ford Motor, Ford, Headquarters, Facebook, " Bank of America Securities, General Motors, BofA Securities, GM, Fiat Chrysler, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, FCA Sterling Heights Assembly, Reuters, United Auto, United Auto Workers, Hamtramck Assembly, CNBC, Center for Automotive Research, Deere, Co, Caterpillar, Ultium Cells, LG Energy, Tech Center Locations: Detroit, Illinois, Stellantis, Sterling Heights , Michigan, Hamtramck, Lordstown , Ohio, Warren , Michigan

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