About 34,000 workers are already on strike at six vehicle assembly plants and 38 parts distribution warehouses across the United States
United Auto Workers union President Shawn Fain is expected to update members Friday afternoon on progress in contract talks with Detroit’s three automakers as movement was reported with General Motors
The union’s strikes at targeted plants at each company, began on Sept. 15 and are nearing the start of their sixth week. On Thursday, GM posted a video indicating that bargainers are still some distance apart. Gerald Johnson, the company’s global head of manufacturing, said GM has offered a total wage and benefit package that averages $150,000 per worker. It includes a 20 per cent pay increase over four years and a company contribution of 8 per cent per year in 401 accounts, cost-of-living increases, and it brings most workers to a top wage of $39.24 per hour by September of 2027, the company said.
The UAW is seeking 36 per cent wages, restoration of defined benefit pensions that workers gave up in the Great Recession, pension increases for retirees, an end to varying tiers of wages for workers and other items.
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