The union has said it has made significant progress on subcommittee issues with both automakers,В but final economic provisions and production promises remain to be worked out.В That means those contracts remain uncertain and both companies are still vulnerable to strikes if union negotiators want to play that card. 'Ford and FCA didn't have three factories that they wanted to close, but will have to work around this new framework for higher wages and unchanged health care that the UAW and GM have set.' 'GM was able to concede wage growth and health care costs for the ability to close three factories,' said Kudla.

Indeed, what workedВ for GM and the UAW in negotiations isn't necessarily a right fitВ for Ford and FCA, said David Kudla, CEO of Mainstay Capital Management. вЂњThey have a strong ability to work together, so they shouldnвЂ™t have any problems at all,вЂќ said the GM local leader. This new deal provides for them to reach $32.32 an hour by the time the new contract expires in 2023. Likewise, all 'in-progression' workers would get a raise within 52 weeks of their last raise.В Under the old contract, those hired after 2007, dubbed in-progression workers, start at $17 an hour and could move up to $28 an hour after eight years. Their benefits improve, and the union has a voice in how many temporary workers the company can add. After that, temps would get permanent jobs as they accrue timeВ on the job under terms of the new contract. The union said the new contract will automatically make more thanВ 900 temporary workers regular employees in January.

GM is Lear's largest customer, accounting for 18% of LearвЂ™s business last year. Its third-quarter net income fell 15% to $216 million. Lear, based in Southfield, also lowered its full-year financial outlook, according to CrainвЂ™s Detroit Business. said Friday that the six-week strike representsВ $525 million in lost revenue for the seating and electronic systems supplier. The strike's impact goes beyond the automaker. The strike cost the company $450 million a week, the Center for Automotive Research estimated, interrupted production of key vehicles and will delay delivery of the 2020 midengine Corvette Stingray. GM builds its 2020 Chevrolet Silverado and 2020 GMC Sierra pickups at those two plants. GM is calling workers at its Flint Assembly and Fort Wayne Assembly in Roanoke, Indiana, seeking volunteers to start production Saturday or Sunday at those two plants. In an internal alert to GM employees, the carmaker said UAW employees will resume work on Monday with first shift. The nearly 46,000 union members will receive $11,000 ratification bonusesВ from GM. Separately, Aramark workers also ratified a contract for about 850 janitors at five GM locations in Michigan and Ohio. 'GM is proud to provide good-paying jobs to tens of thousands of employees in America and to grow our substantial investment in the U.S,' said GM CEO Mary Barra, 'As one team, we can move forward and stay focused on our priorities of safety and building high-quality cars, trucks and crossovers for our customers.'

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