UAW REACHES TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH ULTIUM CELLS
The United Auto Workers union said on Monday it reached a tentative contract agreement with Ultium Cells in Lordstown, Ohio, where workers build electric vehicle batteries for General Motors. Ultium Cells is a joint venture between GM and LG Energy Solution. Hourly workers at the Ohio plant near Cleveland, which GM previously shuttered, voted in favor of joining the union in December 2022.
UAW President Shawn Fain said the deal would raise the starting wage to $26.91 an hour, which had been $16.50 last year and was raised to $20 by the company in August.
Workers will see wages rise to $35 an hour after one year on the job by the end of the deal, the union said. The deal includes a 30% wage increase over three years for many workers, and a $3,000 ratification bonus.
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