UAW members in MI, OH, PA reach tentative deal with General Dynamics

The United Auto Workers union said that, just before midnight on Sunday night, 1,100 union members who make tanks and armored vehicles for General Dynamics reached a tentative agreement with the company. The workers are members of five UAW Locals across three UAW Regions: Lima, OH Sterling Heights, MI, and Scranton, PA. After weeks of contentious negotiations, and a strike authorization vote with 97% of members voting in favor, workers have won a four-year deal that provides a 14% wage increase, protects against inflation with a folded-in COLA that equals 11% of the top wage, with automatic COLA fold-in in the future, reduces the time it takes to get to top pay, and beats back the company’s proposed healthcare concessions. The membership will hold a ratification vote on the agreement, with further details to be announced.