Lead negotiators for a new, four-year contract between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and the UAW reached another tentative agreement Wednesday night, avoiding a possible strike by the auto workers union.
UAW Local 869 in Warren DETROIT, MI - Lead negotiators for a new, four-year contract between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and the UAW reached another tentative agreement Wednesday night, avoiding a possible strike by the auto workers union.
UAW workers had been on strike notice for a deadline of 11:59 p.m., when an extended contract for some 40,000 workers was set to expire.
The two sides had previously reached a tentative agreement for new contracts on Sept. 15, but 65 percent of the workers at FCA's 23 U.S. plants and facilities rejected the new contract.
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That sent the two sides back to the bargaining table, and it was only moments after the deadline passed that a new, tentative agreement was announced by the UAW International Union on its Facebook page, and confirmed moments later by FCA.
"Because the agreement is subject to UAW member ratification, the Company cannot discuss the specifics of the agreement pending a vote by UAW members," the automaker said in an emailed statement.
The UAW National Chrysler Council will meet in Detroit at 11 a.m. Friday to discuss and vote on the agreement.
David Muller is the automotive and business reporter for MLive Media Group in Detroit. Email him at dmuller@mlive.com, follow him on Twitter or find him on Facebook.