GM Reaches Tentative Deal With Striking Autoworkers

October 16, 2019 Business, Employment

General Motors and union leaders have reached a tentative deal on a new labor contract that could end the United Auto Workers’ month-long strike against the automaker, the UAW said Wednesday.

Details of the proposed deal were not immediately available. However, the union’s roughly 48,000 members with GM are expected to receive raises and bonuses as part of the accord.

The company’s shares jumped by about 2.5% in morning trading. The stock of cross-town rival Ford was up by less than 1%, by comparison.

BREAKING: General Motors and union reach tentative deal that could end monthlong strike by more than 49,000 workers. https://t.co/8k2qqSiSFV

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 16, 2019

Breaking News: GM's union said it had reached a tentative contract agreement, potentially ending a strike that has idled plants for a month https://t.co/aksJGJ04nC

— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 16, 2019