The news of a tentative deal comes less than a week after the union struck a similar deal with Ford. The proposed contracts now go to union membership for a vote. GM remains in talks with the union.
The United Auto Workers has announced a tentative deal with Stellantis, the parent company of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram, just days after the union struck a similar deal with Ford.
The deal includes major gains on wages and the reopening of an idled assembly plant in Illinois.
Both deals will not be finalized until they are voted on by the union’s members, who have the ability to reject the deals and send their representatives back to the bargaining table. The union has not yet released a timeline for those votes.
General Motors, the third of the Detroit automakers, remains in talks with the union.
„Going into these negotiations, the company wanted to cut 5,000 jobs across Stellantis,“ Shawn Fain, the UAW president, said. „Our Stand Up Strike changed that equation. Not only did we not lose those 5,000 jobs, we turned it all the way around. By the end of this agreement, Stellantis will be adding 5,000 jobs.“
„The significance of this historic achievement coming just days after the UAW and Ford reached an agreement cannot be overstated,“ acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su said in a statement. „Today’s agreement demonstrates what is possible when workers have a voice and a seat at the table.“
Stellantis confirmed that a tentative deal was reached and emphasized that it is now subject to ratification by Stellantis‘ 43,000 UAW-represented employees. „[O]ut of respect for the process, we will decline further comment to allow the UAW to share the details with its members,“ the company’s chief operating officer wrote.Deals still need to be ratified
The two deals signal the potential end of a heated six-week strike that has pitted a union eager to claw back previous sacrifices, with a fiery leader in Fain, against the „Big 3“ U.
