"GM strike ends after 40 days with 48,000 staff to return to work", 25 October 2019

The longest strike by autoworkers in a decade came to an end on Friday as United Auto Workers members voted to approve a new deal with General Motors...

...While a majority voted to ratify the agreement, some said they were dissatisfied with the outcome. A worker...questioned why the union had agreed to close three plants and called the contract “vague” in key areas...

...The four-year deal...includes 3% base wage increases during years two and four, and an $11,000 bonus upon ratification for full-time employees. Temporary workers will receive $4,500. Under the proposal, GM will invest $7.7bn in US factories, the Detroit-Hamtramck plant will be saved from closure, and temporary workers will be given a path to permanent employment.

But GM’s plant in Lordstown, Ohio will remain closed, as will plants in Baltimore and Warren, Michigan. GM has made no commitment to keep jobs in the US and will continue to build up production in Mexico.