HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — The president of a United Auto Workers local in northwest Indiana says a tentative agreement has been reached to settle a strike at Lear Corp. plant that makes automotive seats.
UAW Local President Jaime Luna says details of a tentative agreement reached Sunday would be released after a contract is ratified. A date for the ratification vote has not been set.
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Workers at the plant in Hammond, about 28 miles southeast of Chicago, walked off the job Saturday seeking to eliminate a two-tiered pay system that capped wages at $16 an hour for newer hires. The plant employs 760 workers who make seats for the Explorer and Taurus models produced at Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant.
The Associated Press left a telephone message Sunday seeking comment from a Lear spokesman.
