The strike is still not over. It will continue during the voting process. It is still unknown if the agreement will pass.
A summary of the tentative agreement can be found on the UAW's official website here.
Some terms of the agreement include the following:
Signing bonus of $11,000 for full-time employees
A $4,500 bonus for part-time or temporary employees
As for the annual profit sharing bonus checks: GM agreed to eliminate the $12,000 cap
In pay raises --- 4% lump sums in years 1 and 3-- 3% pay raises in years 2 and 4
One of the sticking points was a path for temporary workers, which there is now. Full-time temporary workers qualify for permanent status by Jan. 6, 2020. Part-time employees can qualify under certain rules by Jan. 1, 2021.
They also get 40 hours paid time off and 24 hours unpaid time off to use.
The in-progression walk to full-time pay comes now in four years. By Sept. 24, 2023 permanent manufacturing employees will make $32.32 per hour.
General Motors enhancing retirements for certain older work groups.
Right now there's a 60,000 signing bonus for 2000 production veterans and 60 skilled trades if they retire by the end of this year through the end of February.
Nick joined the Local 4 team in February of 2015. Prior to that he spent 6 years in Sacramento covering a long list of big stories including wildfires and earthquakes. Raised in Sterling Heights, he is no stranger to the deep history and pride Detroit has to offer.