According to foreign media reports, the United Automobile Workers (UAW) and BMW have reached a preliminary contract agreement, which requires an increase in wages for workers at BMW’s regional distribution center in Palmer Township, Pennsylvania, and a change in the dual-track salary system.
, On June 8 this year, members of the UAW organization voted, and 99% of members supported a strike if necessary.
A few weeks later, BMW and the UAW reached an agreement on June 29 that, if approved, would last for five years until June 2029.
UAW workers are expected to vote early next week, and workers will attend information exchange meetings before voting in the coming days.
, The two-track salary system will be phased out over the next five years.
Currently, workers working on the same job are paid differently, but by the end of their contracts, they will receive the same salary.
According to the UAW, by 2029, workers ‘hourly wages will increase by 33.
58% over the contract period to US$28.92., Photo source: UAW, BMW’s head of negotiation department Zach Haas said: “This agreement will mean a better life for me and my colleagues.
” The agreement also introduces new policies on leave, uniforms, overtime exemptions and attendance.
, A BMW spokesperson said in an email that BMW “remains convinced that its proposed comprehensive, new collective bargaining agreement contains terms that are both generous and fair.
” BMW also guarantees that there will be no increase in medical insurance premiums during the first year of the contract.
, BMW’s Pennsylvania distribution center employs approximately 120 people and is responsible for parts and motorcycle distribution in North America.
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