Nissan will increase wages for workers at the Japanese automaker’s U.S.-based production facilities in response to historic contracts negotiated between the UAW labor union and Big Three Detroit automakers GM, Ford, and Stellantis. Nissan operates three production facilities in the U.S., including plants in Smyrna, Tennessee; Decherd, Tennessee; and Canton, Mississippi; none of which are unionized. Nissan is the latest non-union automaker to increase worker wages in response to the recent UAW contracts with the Big Three.
According to a recent report from Reuters, Nissan will raise the top wages for workers at its U.S. facilities by 10 percent, effective this coming January for production technicians, maintenance, and tool and die technicians. Roughly 9,000 U.S. workers will receive a pay hike. The Japanese automaker states that the pay increase is intended to reflect the company’s commitment to its employees and “[enhance] our competitiveness.” Nissan has also indicated that it is eliminating wage tiers for U.S. production workers.
The UAW has tried to unionize at Nissan’s U.S. production facilities for decades, but has so far been unsuccessful. Nissan indicates that it has raised wages at its three U.S. plants by 12 to 18.5 percent over the last three years, while also reducing the time needed to reach top wages from eight years to four years, adding additional paid holidays, and increased paid parental leave.
Nissan is the latest automaker to increase wages at its U.S.-based, non-union plants as a result of the new UAW deals with the Big Three automakers. Subaru has also announced increases, as has Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai.
The new UAW contracts with the Big Three include a 25-percent pay increase through 2028, which, combined with cost of living adjustments (COLA), increases wages by roughly 30 percent by the end of the contracts. The new deals also include a reduction in the time required to reach top wages, boosts to vacation time, additional holiday time, and improvements to retirement.
The UAW represents roughly 146,000 workers across all three of the Big Detroit makes.
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also don’t have to pay union dues so that is also a raise
Free riders
They still make far less. GM here and have visited the competitors shop.