This time, members of the Union Auto Workers (UAW) union hope that they will have successfully negotiated an agreement with FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) management when the new agreement goes for ratification. On Friday 09 October a contract was presented to union members that includes plans to close down the two-tier salary system over the next 8 years.
“Workers don’t want to be seen as second class citizens,” stated Dennis Williams, UAW president. The first agreement with FCA had spanned 4 years but was rejected by 65% of the 36,000 car group’s workers (c.f. article No. 9284). That deal would have incrementally raised beginners’ (called ‘in-progression’) hourly up to $25, whilst workers hired before the crisis struck were being paid $30.
The new agreement raises the bar higher. At the end of 8 years i.e. a longer transition period than in...
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