UAW Moves on to GM After Fiat Chrysler Workers Ratify Contract
- Union members got `substantial wage gains,' VP Jewell says
- Approval lets union turn to talks with other automakers
Workers exit during a shift change at the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles truck assembly plant in Warren, Michigan.
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The United Auto Workers said it will negotiate a contract with General Motors Co., after Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV workers approved an enhanced four-year agreement that won across-the-board raises and a path to senior-level pay for entry-level workers.
The Fiat Chrysler vote was about 77 percent in favor of the proposal, the union said in an e-mailed statement Thursday. Fiat Chrysler and the UAW reached the accord Oct. 7, shortly before a strike might have shut down most of the company’s U.S. production. The workers rejected an earlier deal almost 2-to-1 largely because it left the two levels of pay in place.