( ) -q-22- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “and Memphis, Tennessee.” The United Auto Workers union has announced it’s reached a last-minute tentative agreement with truck and bus manufacturer Daimler Truck, averting a potential strike of more than 7,000 workers. [CutID: <Cuts> UAW-DAIMLER-NC-house-q-MONam.mp3 Time: 22s Title: UAW-DAIMLER-NC-house-q-MONam Out-cue: and Memphis, Tennessee] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. […]
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United Auto Workers reaches deal with Daimler Truck, averting potential strike in North Carolina
( ) -q-22- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “and Memphis, Tennessee.”
The United Auto Workers union has announced it’s reached a last-minute tentative agreement with truck and bus manufacturer Daimler Truck, averting a potential strike of more than 7,000 workers.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. UAW President Shawn Fain says the new contract includes wage increases of more than 25% over the next four years and cost-of-living adjustments, among other things. Union members still need to approve the agreement.
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VERBATIM: The union struck a four-year agreement with the German company just before the expiration of the previous contract, which was enacted six years ago. It covers workers at various plants in North Carolina — where Daimler makes Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner and Western Star trucks. It also covers workers at distribution plants in Atlanta and Memphis, Tennessee.