United States: automobile union UAW strikes multi-year wage agreement with Ford

Negotiators for the UAW (United Automobile Workers) and industry giant Ford have reached a deal for a new four-year salary agreement, four days after a deal was struck by the union and General Motors (see article n°11451). The most recent agreement is largely similar to that reached at GM; it includes solid pay rises, preservation of the low healthcare costs borne by employees and a speeding up of the process to integrate temporary workers. The 55,000 members of the trade union will be able to examine the details of the proposed contract in the coming days and the result of their vote on the deal will be known on 15 November.