After weeks of steadily expanding targeted strikes, the auto strike is over and a new contract is in the books.
After more than 40 days of steadily expanding strike action by the United Auto Workers union against the Detroit Three — Fordfeature 25% wage increases, down from the 40% increases the union was initially demanding. The contracts also grant workers cost-of-living adjustments, larger retirement contributions and better benefits, among other protections.completely official; UAW members must still ratify each contract.
And, even with the strikes concluded, getting the plants back into full operation will take time, meaning it will take even longer for each of the Detroit Three automakers to get back on track.found that, after five weeks of strikes, the industry had lost a total of more than $9.3 billion. The losses, which included those in supplier economies and those posted by the automakers, included hundreds of millions worth of lost wages.
Another result of the union's historic win might take a few years to surface: enhanced unionization at other companies, namely including Tesla.:"When we return to the bargaining table in 2028, it won’t just be with the Big Three, but with the Big Five or Big Six."at a Tesla plant in Fremont, California. The union was reportedly discussing the value of collective bargaining and offered to fund any efforts by Tesla workers to unionize.
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