The union’s roughly 48,000 members with GM are expected to receive raises and bonuses as part of the accord. While the tentative agreement could end the strike against GM, negotiators aren’t likely breathing sighs of relief just yet.
While the tentative agreement could end the strike against GM, negotiators aren't likely breathing sighs of relief just yet. Ratification of leadership-approved tentative agreements has traditionally been a guarantee; however, workers with Fiat Chrysler four years ago rejected an initial deal, sending negotiators back to the table.
Ahead of a deal being reached this year, industry experts cautioned the ratification of any agreement could be challenging amidinto corruption at the UAW's highest ranks involving bribery, kickbacks and embezzlement of union funds. "The federal investigation swirling around the contract makes getting that contract ratified much more difficult," said Art Wheaton, a labor professor at the Worker Institute at Cornell University. "It is not in the company's interest to have UAW's leadership not be able to deliver a ratified contract."for union leaders to get their members to approve any potential new labor deals with the Detroit automakers.
"When you reach a tentative deal, the [companies] are relying on the union leadership to sell that to their rank and file," Fields said on CNBC's "Closing Bell." "So it doesn't weaken the UAW's negotiating power, but what it does do is weaken the loyalty and the trust that the rank and file have in the leadership."The work stoppage has rippled throughout the automaker's North American operations, causing thousands of additional layoffs.
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