The United Auto Workers union has reached a tentative agreement with General Motors, meaning a deal has been made with all “Big Three” automakers.
The deal, should the agreements be ratified, could mean the end of UAW’s historic work stoppages against Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis. An agreement was reached last week with Ford and over the weekend with Stellantis.
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UAW confirmed the deal on Monday afternoon. Fain announced the tentative agreement in a video posted to social media. Addressing the thousands of UAW members, he called the deal “a victory.”
“Your bargaining committee worked hard through the night, and early this morning, we reached a tentative agreement with GM,” Fain said. “Once again, we have won several astonishing victories.”
The UAW strike began on Sept. 15, and it involved more than 45,000 workers from the Big Three automakers at eight assembly plant locations and 38 parts distribution facilities across nearly two dozen states.
Over the weekend, Fain announced that an agreement had been reached with Stellantis — although, like the other two deals, all of the thousands of members have to ratify it before the contracts go into effect.
The deal with Stellantis includes a hefty 25% general pay increase that will see the most experienced workers earning more than $42 per hour.
Fain, who was narrowly voted into union leadership by campaigning on taking a stronger stance in negotiations, hailed the move as part of a broader mission to improve the lives of working-class people.
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“On Day 44 of our Stand Up Strike, I am honored to announce that our union is once again victorious,” he said. “Once again, we have achieved what just weeks ago we were told was impossible. At Stellantis in particular, we have not only secured a record contract. We have begun to turn the tide in the war on the American working class.”
The Washington Examiner reached out to UAW for comment on the reported GM deal but didn’t immediately receive a response.
