Ford and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union have reached a tentative deal, which includes a record pay rise, to end a nearly six-week strike.
The agreement would be the first settlement of strikes by workers at Ford, General Motors (GM) and Chrysler-parent Stellantis.
The deal still needs to be approved by union leaders and members.
The deal still needs to be approved by union leaders and members.
“We told Ford to pony up and they did,” UAW President Shawn Fain said.
Mr Fain added that the agreement included a 25% wage increase over the four-and-a-half-year life of the contract, with an initial increase of 11%.
The lowest-paid temporary workers would see pay rises of more than 150% over the period. The union also won the right to strike over future Ford plant closures, he said.
Ford chief executive and president Jim Farley said in a statement: “We are focused on restarting Kentucky Truck Plant, Michigan Assembly Plant and Chicago Assembly Plant, calling 20,000 Ford employees back to work and shipping our full line-up to our customers again.”
US President Joe Biden said that he applauded the tentative deal.
Ford and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union have reached a tentative deal, which includes a record pay rise, to end a nearly six-week strike.
The deal still needs to be approved by union leaders and members.
The agreement would be the first settlement of strikes by workers at Ford, General Motors (GM) and Chrysler-parent Stellantis.
“We told Ford to pony up and they did,” UAW President Shawn Fain said.
The deal still needs to be approved by union leaders and members.
The deal still needs to be approved by union leaders and members.
“We told Ford to pony up and they did,” UAW President Shawn Fain said.
Mr Fain added that the agreement included a 25% wage increase over the four-and-a-half-year life of the contract, with an initial increase of 11%.
The lowest-paid temporary workers would see pay rises of more than 150% over the period. The union also won the right to strike over future Ford plant closures, he said.
Ford chief executive and president Jim Farley said in a statement: “We are focused on restarting Kentucky Truck Plant, Michigan Assembly Plant and Chicago Assembly Plant, calling 20,000 Ford employees back to work and shipping our full line-up to our customers again.”
US President Joe Biden said that he applauded the tentative deal.
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