The UAW and Detroit Three automaker Stellantis have reached a tentative labor contract agreement, as announced by the workers’ union during the 44nd day of its Stand Up Strike.
This comes three days after the union reached a similar contract agreement with Ford, while intense negotiations continue with GM.
“Once again, we have achieved what just weeks ago we were told was impossible,” said union president Shawn Fain. “At Stellantis in particular, we have not only secured a record contract, we have begun to turn the tide in the war on the American working class. Going into these negotiations, the company wanted to cut 5,000 jobs across Stellantis. Our Stand Up Strike changed that equation. Not only did we not lose those 5,000 jobs, we turned it all the way around. By the end of this agreement, Stellantis will be adding 5,000 jobs. We truly are saving the American dream.”
The UAW is notably referring to Stellantis’ Belvidere assembly plant in Illinois, which manufactured the Jeep Cherokee crossover up until the end of February 2023 and has been idling since, leaving 1,200 workers out of a job. The tentative deal not only includes new product for the plant, but the UAW stated that a new battery plant would be built in Belvidere.
The tentative agreement also includes similar gains to the one negotiated between the UAW and Ford, such as 25 percent in base wage increases through April 2028, and cumulative top wage raises by 33 percent compounded with estimated cost-of-living adjustments, reaching more than $42 an hour. The starting wage will increase by 67 percent compounded with estimated COLA, to over $30 an hour. Stellantis’ temporary workers will see a raise of more than 165 percent over the life of the agreement, while Mopar workers will receive an immediate 76 percent increase upon ratification.
The contract agreement must go through the ratification process. The UAW National Stellantis Council will meet in Detroit to review the details, after which workers will be asked to submit their vote on the deal. In the meantime, UAW Stellantis members will end their strike and return to work.
Meanwhile, the UAW continues its strike at various General Motors facilities. GM estimates that the strike has cost the company $800 million so far.
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Comments
Mr. Fein is full of it. He is destroying what he thinks he’s saving. I think it’s more about ego and making a name for himself.
Extortion…plain & simple!!
He doesn’t care about anything or anyone but himself!!
I’m all for unions but the unions demands thirty years ago are what ruined the big three Detroit car companies ability to compete with foreign car builders. Fain is killing himself and members futures.
Too bad the union can’t get into more brands
No, then the only ones that could afford ANY Cars would be UAW Members, Supervisors, & Robots. UAW is what keep the prices waaay too high for the average Joe to even afford. Do you have ANY idea what a Tesla OR an iPhone would cost if Tesla or Apple were “forced” to go Union ? Of course you don’t, precious ! Watch who you Listen to, and Listen who you Watch !
Yah we won’t be able to buy any more of those cheap Iphones or Teslas any more.
I wonder how much the transplants (foreign assembly plant) workers are getting paid? I assume Nissans plant in symlar aren’t getting paid that much.