DETROIT (AP) — General Motors and the United Auto Workers union have reached a tentative contract agreement that could end a six-week-old strike against Detroit’s Big 3 automakers.
The deal follows the pattern set with Ford last week and Jeep maker Stellantis over the weekend.
The deals will last four years and eight months and include 25% general pay raises and cost of living adjustments.
Combined they bring the wage increase to over 30% over the life of the contract.
The person briefed on the matter, who didn’t want to be identified because they are not authorized to speak publicly about the deal, was to be announced early Monday.
Union members at the General Motors plant in Arlington walked off the job last Tuesday and seemed optimistic about the strike.
The Arlington plant is responsible for 35% of GM’s profits.
As news of the strike potentially ending this week spread, the UAW called for unions nationwide to work together in an effort to secure better contracts.
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