UAW-FCA Council OKs contract proposal; workers vote starting Friday
Voting begins Friday and is expected to wrap up next Wednesday in an effort to make those bonuses available by Christmas.
Without the outward drama of protests and a strike that marked
Still, the local union leaders who make up the council met for almost six hours at the Renaissance Center in
-- Lifts all current full-time employees to top pay in four years.
-- Provides parity on health care for all in-progression employees.
-- Provides a pathway to full-time status and eventually top pay for all temporary employees.
-- Extends prescription drug coverage for temporary employees.
-- Sets a
-- Enhances the profit sharing formula by 12.5%.
-- Creates more than 7,900 jobs from more than
"It's estimated in 2020 that perhaps 3,800 of the temporary employees will now get to full-time status," according to UAW spokesman
The four-year agreement includes a moratorium on plant closures. The investment announced in February for
Investments were announced for numerous plants:
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The union noted that the Mount Elliott Tool and Die facility in
The union also released information about another plant with an uncertain future.
The deal, which gives an estimated 47,200 UAW-represented
If it is, it would mean the end of 2019 contract bargaining with the Detroit Three, a period marked by months of discussions, a 40-day GM strike and the downfall of ex-UAW President
The
Despite the likelihood of ratification, several workers have expressed concern that union locals had already scheduled votes before Wednesday's council meeting. Those workers said that's a sign that the deal will be pushed through.
The deal follows the pattern set with GM, the company selected by the union to go first in bargaining, and then
Once the contract is settled, attention on
PSA's ability to quickly turn around the former GM brands Opel and Vauxhall add an interesting storyline as PSA in its new form would compete directly against GM on its home turf. All this is happening as
Here are more highlights from the UAW-FCA deal:
-- Health care protected from cost shifting.
-- Retirement packages:
-- Skilled trades: Two
-- Production workers already earning top rate and skilled trades workers will receive two 4% lump sum bonuses and two 3% general wage increases. Production workers still growing into top rate will receive two 3% wage increases in addition to annual progression increases.
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