Nearly 50,000 workers and dozens of sites were eventually involved in the action, the first in union history to target all three firms at once.
President Joe Biden welcomed the deal.
President Joe Biden welcomed the deal.
The president added: “These record agreements reward auto workers who gave up much to keep the industry working and going during the financial crisis more than a decade ago.”
Mr Biden had visited a picket line at the start of the strike to express support for the workers’ cause, becoming what is believed to be the first sitting president in modern times to do so.
Ford and Stellantis have agreed to pay raises of roughly 25% over the four-year term of the new contracts, as well as other changes that were important to workers, including making it easier for so-called “temporary” staff to transition to full-time and receive full benefits.
For the lowest-paid workers, the changes could mean pay jumps of more than 150% by the end of the deals, according to the union.
Car workers will end their strike against the three companies and return to work while the new contract is ratified, the union said in a statement. The company will make $2,500 in lump sum payments to retirees under the new agreement.
President Joe Biden welcomed the deal.
Nearly 50,000 workers and dozens of sites were eventually involved in the action, the first in union history to target all three firms at once.
The president added: “These record agreements reward auto workers who gave up much to keep the industry working and going during the financial crisis more than a decade ago.”
President Joe Biden welcomed the deal.
President Joe Biden welcomed the deal.
The president added: “These record agreements reward auto workers who gave up much to keep the industry working and going during the financial crisis more than a decade ago.”
Mr Biden had visited a picket line at the start of the strike to express support for the workers’ cause, becoming what is believed to be the first sitting president in modern times to do so.
Ford and Stellantis have agreed to pay raises of roughly 25% over the four-year term of the new contracts, as well as other changes that were important to workers, including making it easier for so-called “temporary” staff to transition to full-time and receive full benefits.
For the lowest-paid workers, the changes could mean pay jumps of more than 150% by the end of the deals, according to the union.
Car workers will end their strike against the three companies and return to work while the new contract is ratified, the union said in a statement. The company will make $2,500 in lump sum payments to retirees under the new agreement.
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