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UAW Mack Truck Members Strike - Update

UAW Mack Truck workers sacrifice for fair pay, benefits and job security protections Detroit – Approaching a week, UAW Mack Truck workers continue to strike for fair pay, benefits and job security protections.

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UAW GM National Council Votes to Send Tentative Agreement to Members for Ratification

UAW GM NATIONAL COUNCIL VOTES TO SEND TENTATIVE AGREEMENT TO MEMBERS FOR RATIFICATION UAW Members to Stay on Strike until Ratification Local General Motors UAW leaders from around the country today announced that the UAW GM National Council voted to accept the Tentative Agreement with General Motors. UAW workers will remain on strike until ratification.

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UAW-GM Negotiations - Tentative Agreement - Update #8

Dear Union Brothers and Sisters: We just reached a Tentative Agreement with GM a short time ago, today, Wednesday, October 16, 2019. We will go over the details when the Council meets tomorrow morning in Detroit.

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UAW Mack Truck Members Strike – Update
UAW Mack Truck workers sacrifice for fair pay, benefits and job security protections Detroit – Approaching a week, UAW Mack Truck workers continue to strike for fair pay, benefits and job security protections. “We appreciate the picket line solidarity of our members across three states and six locations as they work for a fair contract,” said The post UAW Mack Truck Members Strike – Update appeared first on UAW. — Oct 18
UAW GM National Council Votes to Send Tentative Agreement to Members for Ratification
UAW GM National Council Votes to Send Tentative Agreement to Members for Ratification UAW Members to Stay on Strike until Ratification Local General Motors UAW leaders from around the country today announced that the UAW GM National Council voted to accept the Tentative Agreement with General Motors. UAW workers will remain on strike until ratification. The post UAW GM National Council Votes to Send Tentative Agreement to Members for Ratification appeared first on UAW. — Oct 17
See the Summary of the Tentative Agreement at GM
The post See the Summary of the Tentative Agreement at GM appeared first on UAW. — Oct 17
UAW-GM Negotiations – Tentative Agreement – Update #8
Dear Union Brothers and Sisters: We just reached a Tentative Agreement with GM a short time ago, today, Wednesday, October 16, 2019. We will go over the details when the Council meets tomorrow morning in Detroit. On behalf of the entire staff here in Negotiations, we want to thank you for your support. In the The post UAW-GM Negotiations – Tentative Agreement – Update #8 appeared first on UAW. — Oct 16
UAW National Negotiators Send Proposed Tentative Agreement to UAW National GM Council for Approval
The UAW National Negotiators, elected by their local unions, achieved major wins for UAW-GM members in the Proposed Tentative Agreement. Detroit – Today, after five weeks of intense negotiations, the UAW GM National Negotiators and UAW GM Vice President Terry Dittes announced the achievement of a Proposed Tentative Agreement with General Motors. The elected national The post UAW National Negotiators Send Proposed Tentative Agreement to UAW National GM Council for Approval appeared first on UAW. — Oct 16

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UAW Mack Truck Members Strike

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“We are standing up for fair pay and benefits for our families” Standing up for fair pay, benefits and job protections for over 3,600 workers in 6 locations across the U.S. “UAW members get up every day and put in long, hard hours of work from designing to building Mack trucks,” said Ray Curry, Secretary-Treasurer of the UAW and Director of the Heavy Truck Department. “UAW members carry on their shoulders the profits of Mack and they are simply asking for dignity, fair pay and job protections.”

UAW Increases Strike Pay, Allows for Part-Time Work During Strike

Admin on Saturday, October 12 - 4:32pm

The United Auto Workers International Executive Board voted in a motion Saturday morning to authorize increased strike pay to $275 per week for all UAW members on strike and allow members striking at General Motors and Aramark to take on part-time jobs without reducing their strike pay – as long as they perform their picket duty.

The increased payment and authorization for part-time work will be put in effect Sunday, October 13, 2019.