“We told Ford to pony up, and they did,” President Shawn Fain said. “We won things no one thought possible.”
Workers gather for a joint union rally hosted by UAW autoworkers, Blue Cross Blue Shield workers, Detroit casino workers and SEIU workers at Hart Plaza in Detroit on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. Jacob Hamilton | MLive.comThe United Auto Workers union said Wednesday it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Ford that could be a breakthrough toward ending the nearly 6-week-old strikes against Detroit automakers.
Previously Ford, Stellantis and General Motors had all offered 23% pay increases. When the talks started Ford offered 9%. GM said in a statement it is “working constructively” with the union to reach an agreement as soon as possible. Stellantis also said it’s committed to reaching a deal “that gets everyone back to work as soon as possible.”
Fain said that the union’s national leadership council of local union presidents and bargaining chairs will travel Sunday to Detroit, where they’ll get a presentation on the agreement and vote on whether to recommend it to members. Sunday evening the union will host a Facebook Live video appearance and later will hold regional meetings to explain the deal to members.
Jurgelewicz said he is happy that the end of the strike came during his shift on the picket lines, where he has faithfully appeared for all of his shifts.In a statement, President Joe Biden, who had visited GM picketers near Detroit early in the strikes and has billed himself the most union-friendly president in American history, praised the settlement. “I’ve always believed the middle class built America and unions built the middle class,” Biden said.
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